Not so bird-brained!


	Not so bird-brained!

gazco

11-2-2007 4:24 PM

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animal, animals, birds, intelligence, science

gazco says:

Clever parrot!

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11-14-2007 10:42 PM

grammydjb1

Amazing.It seems we constantly underestimate fellow creatures.

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