response: Most of them eat nuts and seeds but there are a few species that sometimes eat animals. That's pretty interesting, isn't it?
original_response: Most of them eat nuts and seeds but there are a few species that sometimes eat animals. I'd stay away from those!
history: Parrots are such cool birds, especially how they can mimic sounds. That's neat, did you know some scientists think parrots may actually understand some of the words they mimic? There was one parrot that I read about and he seemed so smart. I think it was named Alex. That's interesting. Did you also know, parrots make up about 393 species? That's so many, I never would've thought there could be that many species of them. You can tell it's a parrot if they have a strong curved bill, they have an upright stance and clawed zygodactyl feet. Yeah they are really easy to distinguish from other birds.
knowledge: A few species sometimes eat animals and carrion, while the lories and lorikeets are specialised for feeding on floral nectar and soft fruits.