African greys can eat bananas and they will love them. These tasty fruits come with a huge range of benefits for your parrot, too, when fed in proper moderation. Fruits are a vital part of your African grey’s diet and bananas can make up a key part of that. Just make sure you don’t overfeed … Read more
If you’re an animal lover like me, you probably love adding new pets to your family. Animals bring joy into our lives and can brighten our day. Keeping multiple pets is a great way to encourage bonding and social interaction. Many people keep multiple birds at home. If you have an African Grey parrot, you’ve … Read more
African greys are considered to be among the best talkers of all domestic parrots. While inclination to talk can vary a lot between individuals, generally African greys are very fond of talking and can even mimic words and phrases having only heard them a handful of times. They generally start talking by the time they’re … Read more
African greys are considered endangered under the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species. Estimates of global populations vary wildly, from around 600,000 to over 13 million individuals. Either way, populations are rapidly declining and are estimated to be as low as 1% of what they once were. It has been … Read more
African greys will bite. If you handle them properly and are careful of their training, then biting should be a minimal issue. They are generally friendly and gentle animals that don’t have a natural inclination to bite. That said, if they are driven to it, then biting can be a real problem because they are … Read more
African greys are considered a very smart species by most metrics. Indeed, some rank African grey intelligence among the highest of nonhuman species. They are profoundly social animals which is often a good indicator of intelligence, too. Furthermore, African greys exhibit the knowledge and inclination to help other individuals in trouble, a rare thing in … Read more