Results: BIRD BRAINS--CORVIDS AND PSITTACINES
Published on 10/03/2020
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1.
1.
WHICH IS SMARTER--CROW OR RAVEN? CROW
10%
274 votes
RAVEN
15%
409 votes
EQUALLY SMART, EACH IS INTELLIGENT IN THEIR OWN WAY
58%
1539 votes
Not Applicable
19%
492 votes
2.
2.
HAVE YOU EVER HAD A PET CROW OR RAVEN? Yes
6%
153 votes
No
94%
2505 votes
3.
3.
HAVE YOU EVER WITNESSED A CROW OR RAVEN DEMONSTRATE INTELLIGENT THINKING? Yes
31%
812 votes
No
69%
1846 votes
4.
4.
HAVE YOU EVER OWNED A PARROT? Yes
12%
312 votes
No
88%
2346 votes
5.
5.
HOW LONG DID YOU HAVE A PARROT? 0-5 YEARS
6%
160 votes
6-15 YEARS
4%
115 votes
16-30 YEARS
3%
68 votes
+30 YEARS
2%
46 votes
Not Applicable
85%
2269 votes
6.
6.
DID YOU TRAIN YOUR PARROT? NO IT WAS NOT WELL SOCIALIZED
3%
88 votes
YES, TO TALK
7%
174 votes
YES TO ACCOMPLISH TRICKS ON COMMAND
2%
64 votes
YES, BOTH TRICKS AND TALK
2%
60 votes
Not Applicable
86%
2285 votes
7.
7.
HOW MANY WORDS COULD IT SAY? 1-10
5%
128 votes
11-20
4%
118 votes
21-40
3%
69 votes
+40
1%
39 votes
Not Applicable
87%
2304 votes
8.
8.
DID YOU SEE EVIDENCE THAT IT USED LANGUAGE TO COMMUNICATE OR DID IT MINDLESSLY REPEAT ONLY THE SOUNDS? HE ONLY REPEATED THE SOUNDS
6%
160 votes
YES HE WAS ABLE TO COMMUNICATE
8%
202 votes
Not Applicable
86%
2296 votes
9.
9.
DID YOU EVER GIVE UP OWNERSHIP OF A PARROT? Yes
7%
186 votes
No
93%
2472 votes
10.
10.
WHY DID YOU GIVE UP OWNERSHIP? IT WAS MY LACK OF RESEARCH BEFORE BUYING
2%
61 votes
I WAS NOT PREPARED TO GIVE IT THE ATTENTION IT DESERVED
4%
103 votes
I DID NOT KNOW HOW TO SOCIALIZE
2%
43 votes
I COULDN'T TAKE ANYMORE BITES
2%
42 votes
ALL THE ABOVE
0%
13 votes
Not Applicable
91%
2416 votes
11.
11.
WERE YOU AWARE THAT GIVING UP A PARROT INFLICTS IRREPARABLE DAMAGE EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY TO THESE LONG- LIVED AND INTELLIGENT BIRDS? Yes
17%
448 votes
No
83%
2210 votes
12.
12.
HAD YOU BEEN BETTER INFORMED AND AWARE OF PARROTS' EMOTIONAL BOND WITH YOU WOULD YOU HAVE RECONSIDERED GETTING ONE OR KEEPING HIM FOR THE DURATION? I WOULD NOT HAVE RUSHED INTO OWNERSHIP
6%
156 votes
I WOULD HAVE KEPT HIM AS A MORAL OBLIGATION
6%
150 votes
IT'S ONLY A BIRD, WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?
2%
60 votes
Not Applicable
87%
2306 votes
13.
13.
THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF ABANDONED PARROTS IN PARROT SANCTUARIES. DO YOU FEEL AN OBLIGATION TO SUPPORT THESE CREATURES BY MEANS OF FINANCIAL OR PHYSICAL DONATIONS BECAUSE YOU HAVE ADDED TO THE PROBLEM? YES
5%
135 votes
NO
11%
286 votes
MAYBE I SHOULD THINK ABOUT DOING SOMETHING
8%
213 votes
Not Applicable
77%
2039 votes
14.
14.
MANY WILD PARROTS ARE NOW ENDANGERED SPECIES DUE TO EXPLOITATION. DO YOU THINK GOVERNMENTS AND CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS ARE DOING ENOUGH TO PROTECT PARROTS? Yes
15%
388 votes
No
85%
2270 votes
15.
15.
IN YOUR EXPERIENCE, ARE PARROT BREEDERS RESPONSIBLE, EXPLOITIVE OR ARE STRICTER REGULATIONS NEEDED? RESPONSIBLE
9%
231 votes
EXPLOITIVE
12%
316 votes
STRICT REGULATIONS NEEDED
23%
618 votes
Not Applicable
61%
1631 votes
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