Everyone who's ever seen TV, probably ever, has heard the phrase, "Polly want a cracker," from a parrot at least once. When there is a parrot on TV, that is what they say, and everyone laughs. IRL ...

NEW YORK, March 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study explains how a parakeet's brain helps it to mimic human words. By recording for the first time the brain activity of parakeets as they made ...