Never Underestimate the Intelligence of Birds

However, they don’t necessarily require intelligence. An intelligent animal is able to take the information that it has learned and apply it in a different situation. For example, a bird may learn how to say human words, but only an intelligent bird would know what those words mean. The African grey parrot is capable of learning over 200 words. More importantly, research has shown that some African grey parrots understand the meaning of the words they’ve been taught. The species can also be trained to recognize colors, shapes and objects.