Working closely with caregivers to design the study has given us new insight into how these intelligent birds react to the complex stimulus digital tablets can provide.
Their behaviour while interacting with another live bird often reflected behaviours they would engage in with other parrots in real life, which wasn't the case in the pre-recorded sessions.
One told us that their bird enjoyed vocalising with another live bird but quickly lost interest when there was no response to their calls during pre-recorded videos.
Each bird had a profile created with their photo and tablets were provided to their owners so the birds could make video calls on Facebook Messenger.
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