Does a talking parrot have an extra large brain?
All birds have small, streamlined heads and small brains inside their small skulls. A silly person is sometimes called a bird brain because he or she appears to be limited in the good sense department. Most birds, however, are smart enough to cope with life and enjoy it. A pet parrot seems to be a very sensible character. He has the good sense to cope with life in captivity and enjoy it. His bright round eye watches whatever his human friends are doing with great interest. Then he cocks his head so that the eye on the other side can get a different slant on the situation. Watching him, you might think that he is forming an original and quite scholarly opinion. When he speaks, you feel quite sure that he is the brainiest of birds. “Polly wants a cracker!” he says, loud and clear. You give him a cracker, he accepts it and starts to nibble. By now you are sure that Pretty Polly knows exactly what he is talking about. But if . _ you knew him better, you would realize that this is not so at
