The Birds Asking Questions 😰
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- Опубликовано: 3 июл 2023
- Realized that we never put out the "Glassk" remaster as a short, so here it is.
Apollo is our 2 year-old African Grey parrot we've had since December 2020.
Founder of Shrock and renowned GLASS connoisseur.
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Dalton: its made of rock
Apollo: this is glass
Dalton: yeah, you're right. It is more like glass.
This has gotta be the first time in recorded history where a bird has successfully argued a human into changing their mind.
I love this!
The student has become the teacher.
@@CosmicAeonLOL
Haha yea as soon as he said glass I was like, he's got a point! 😊
G L A S S K
Glass and rock 😂
G L A S S K S H R O C K
G L O C K
@@flyingproofficial let’s hope he never learns about the Glock 😂
@@e_jiuu Y E S
"It's glass" cracks me up so much! He was just told it was rock but he's like, hmm, no, let me check again. You're wrong owner, it's glass.
He gave it the ol’ 1, 2, and was like, “Nah, pops. Pretty sure that’s glass!”
When the bird is smarter than the owner...BUT the owner has huge student debt for being so educated.
Oh please don't call him 'owner'. His name is Dalton, and what he does for Apollo is way far from 'owning'. He is all between parent and teacher and buddy.
@@johnnienashville is he American?
He’s right! Ceramics are glass! Someone put this bird in charge. He gets to be leader.
I like how Dalton had to tap on the wall to know it was made of rock. Apollo has trained him so well
Its actually made out of G L A S S K
Well, he had to assess it in a way that he could relate to Apollo.
Yeahh it’s made of glassk ObVIoUSLy =/
😂😂
😂😂😂😂 love it
So real 😂
The fact the bird is now asking the human, "What's this?" delights me. Turnabout is fair play.
he is mimicking the human constantly asking him "whats this?" while showing him different objects
@@newt2120And humans mimic that behavior from other humans...
@@_shadow_1 humans do more than mimic. Humans understand and internalize concepts, logic, reasoning, morality, etc.
These birds literally just do mimicry
@newt2120 Morality isn't a requirement for intelligence. It's just something we made up in order to better function as a society. There's obviously no way to know what goes on in the black box of their brains as for as concepts and understanding, but if there was something that could mimic intelligent interactions well enough, there would be no way to tell the difference between that and what we call actual intelligence.
@@_shadow_1 morality IS an example of intelligence...
Can't believe you just wrote that
this bird is smarter then half the people I work with
G L A S S K
Probably not a high bar from the sounds of it
Probably not a high bar by the sounds of it
@@nexusaltair5761 neither was your mom
@@thelostdirewolf9857 lmao
Asking questions is a sign of consciousness. That bird might need some rights.
I was wondering if it’s actually aware or just speaking.
@@Smokeyxz It does have to actually think to give a correct answer, so… maybe? Birds do seem like curious animals, so I wouldn’t be surprised if it actually wanted to know things.
If you think this is trippy.. go read what they recently discovered about pigeons
They're so self aware.. even parakeets who don't talk are very intelligent.
But the thing is they don't have a passport system. Who's smart now ?
@@Smokeyxz i mean look at crows who learned to use cars to crack nuts. They are also able to tell people apart and teach their kids which humans were good and which were bad to them. I had a wild crow bring rocks to my balcony because we had fresh water for them on hot days.
I love how he corrects you: “no, it’s glass, so close buddy maybe next time you can earn a pastach.”
😂
The tiles on the wall are made of ceramics... popular name for ceramics is also glass. So the bird outsmarted the owner xDD
😂😂😂
😂
@@Antares-mo6xhCeramic tiles are mostly clay. The finish glaze is glass. Bird wins.
"What's this?"
"This is made of rock"
"It's glass.🗿"
Lmao. gold.
@@calebrafus7493no. Rock
Considering glass is made from sand, and sand is just eroded rocks. Then I guess technically the bird was correct.
And he’s right. It’s ceramic, a type of glass.
@@richardp5920 So funny
I knew African Grey's are the smartest of the parrot family, but the fact that he knows to ask, "What's this?" Blew my mind. I'm completely shocked
I'm telling ya man they're toddlers with feathers! 😂 I grew up with 2 African Grey's in the home and they always manage to surprise you with something.
I absolutely adore that he doesn't always CONSTANTLY correct apollo. He rethinks it and tries to make the connection as to why apollo thinks that
The “Hey, no chewing!”, “No chewin’” bit never gets old.
Ikr.
No biting is my second fav
It’s so precious 🥹
I like “Ow!”
Lol
This is one of the best Apollo videos because it shows him learning organically and being curious about what things are made of. Truly beautiful.
not entirely organic. He's been taught "things are made of", so that's in his repatiore/brain.
@@daddyleon but he understands the question and appears to be asking it to gain more understanding. He's going out of his way to understand, if true, and not just for a pistach.
@@SocialistStrike Yes, isn't that awesome?
@@daddyleon yes, that was the point I was making.
@@SocialistStrike But you said he did it organically, but he was taught. So we still might disagree on that, we just both agree that he understands and that what he's doing is amazing ;)
Just saw this... I love that he figured out the wall was 'glass' (ceramic), even after you told him it was 'rock.' Genius!
The fact that Apollo used his beak nevres to figure out it was similar to glass is pretty damn impressive.
When he went "Rrrrrock!" I lost it xD
frr it's so cute to me how he always pronounces some words the same. rrrrock, and "metal 😊" and "glass 😐"
intrusive thoughts: "shrock!"
It was grrrrrreat
@@ace-of-pentacles-o99Also "purple 😊"
Read your bible! (KJV, preferably) ♥
The bird is correct, ceramic glaze is literally glass 😅
Today I learned that a bird is smarter then me
@@Average829my fathers an Interior designer so I know about it since I was four years old
@@flyingproofficialYour father has my dream job! Does your father or the design firm that he works for have an Instagram, TikTok or business website that has a gallery of the work your father has done? I love looking at photos of different designers projects
They can be called glazed tiles, right? I bet that refers to the fact that after firing a glaze is glass-like…
I LOVE that Apollo was like 'nah dude. That's glass. Not rock'
He's beautiful. ❤
Apollo is such a smart bird, and he proves it by asking questions. ❤
The fact you can hold a conversation with him is stunning. Not only does he remember the words but has a very basic understanding of what they mean via association. He’s really like a 4 year old child intellectually
He appears to even have a theory of mind- that is, he seems to understand that other animals may have information that he doesn't. Even most primates struggle with this, so if that's really what we're seeing, that's incredible.
@@umbrakinesis2011 There are many papers and studies that show this to be true. There are few species in the world outside of humans that have this ability, African Grays as well as a couple of other avian species are shown to have this alongside Dolphins and Orangutan. Many other species humans think of as intelligent species (such as chimps and Elephants) have conflicting results when tested or are pulled from samples that have been exposed to humans too much to be able to differentiate learned behavior from natural behavior.
@@umbrakinesis2011while he's definitely intelligent, it's likely that he's simply using the phrases he knows and gauging the response he gets from the human.
Because he associates the human saying "glass" with a positive reward, and when he asks the human "what's this made of" the human says glass, he learned to use that question more often.
It's truly amazing watching his bird brain process complex information about his environment and his interaction with the human, learning how to get a reaction from his favorite human and enjoying every second of the interaction.
An amazing creature through and through.
@@lucasbiaggini That's my thought as well, which is why I only said it seems that way, but I wouldn't rule it out completely without more research. He probably just repeats the phrase "what's this?" Because he learned that that's how he gets a treat. What surprised me is that he gestured to the wall on his own, then seemingly asked a question about it. Did he know he was asking a question, or did he just want to start a training session for a treat? Hard to tell.
@@umbrakinesis2011
African Grays have been observed to ask questions, and know the intent behind said question.
You guys need to stop acting like experts when you're clearly not experts.
“Hey! No chewing!”
🦜: “No chewin’!”
I love sassy Apollo.
“No chewin’! 🌿🍃” *spits* yeeha
Rrrrrrrrock! Kills me. ❤❤😂
He’s so smart! You trained him in speech very well
Aww he’s so smart and adorable.
“G L A S S K”
bro that caught me off guard 💀💀
2.2k likes and no replies? lemme fix that
@@toasternfriends3329 don't fox it.
@@mv1991 ...maybe he should fox it...
@@jordaneggerman4734 fax
@@jordaneggerman4734he foxted it
The real intelligence comes out when he's curious and debates you on the answer lol I love it
(Fr lol)
He's 100% right. It's glazed ceramic tile. So, glass! 😅
💯
Parrots aren't really capable of human level speech or comprehension, but they certainly learn that certain sounds have meaning and will cause certain triggers. For example, African Greys are often regarded as the best talking bird, with some amassing vocabularies of hundreds of words. There's even research suggesting these parrots can use words in context to have simple conversations.
Apollo, tapping the wall: "It's glass."
Dalton: "Well no, but actually yes."
Still one of my favorite Apollo convos of all time ❤
Today i learned the word Glassk!
G L A S S K gives me purpose
It’s a glass flask! I call it a GLASSK!
He was very very sure about it being GLASSK
Read your bible! (KJV, preferably) ♥
@@abel6298 thanks for the offer but I'm good :]
@@abel6298 i'll read Ezekiel 23:20
seeing a bird stare at a wall and ask “whats this” is the funniest thing ive seen all day
When you put it like that... 😂😂😂
Lol yeah
African grey, beautiful bird.
When your pet bird is smarter than you. . .
The bird is very smart. Yes, the tile on the wall is coated in glass -- that's what glaze is! Parrots, particularly African Greys, are amazing.
No mate ur not smart ur overthinking it, the bird defines objects by they’re sound and how they feel, the wall had a similar sound and feel to a mug (which the bird calls glass) so to not confuse the bird they’ll call it glass
@@QuirkeyJri mean, glaze is still glass. feels like glass, sounds like glass. so yeah apollo is right
@@QuirkeyJrwell op is right, because Apollo would’ve hit the glaze and felt reverberations from the glaze. Which is glass.
@@QuirkeyJr Gotta test with unglazed cups and tiles to be sure.
@@QuirkeyJrNo, the bird was able to contextually identify an object better than a human which is amazing. By hitting the object they understood that the reverberations are closer to glass than rock.
he asked the questions and finally got to correct you 😭
"made of rock"
"rock?"
"rock"
*taps* "it's glass."
Rrrrock😊
I love how he says rrrrok. 🤣
No, it's all fabricated. I'm complicit, and this mf owes me money. The bird can only say "hi" and "hello." I have to splice in the audio when the bird says "hi." Look at the bird's mouth. It's only saying one syllable at a time.
@@christiensebastien2442 and Earth is flat, you're complicit.
Birds don't use their beak to make syllables, it doesn't even have vocal chords.
You therefore can not see from looking at the bird's "mouth" what sounds it is making.
Imbecile.
@@christiensebastien2442 you really just said "bird's mouth" in the same comment as you claiming you have any sort of knowlege or expertise 🤣
What a great bird. I'd really like one.
@@Kristbjorg-Nymann African Grey's make great pets, but are fairly difficult at first, and most importantly have a lifespan of 40-60 years. They have been joked to be an "inheritance pet" because most will be passed down to family when the original owners are too old, or pass away.
My grandfather's best friend had one for 45 years before he passed, and my grandfather would look after him for 3 months a year (when he went to visit family) in the last 15 years. He was a hoot when he felt like it (loved music with deep base and would dance along moving his wings to the bass, but was also a complete asshole to everyone/thing when not the center of attention, loved to fuck with my grandpa's elderly labradors, and any new person to say high without a cashew first was immediately determined to be "the enemy" (my sister is still sad she never got to pet him without being bitten)
I literally could watch and listen to this beautiful bird all day.❤
I love Apollo so much. He deserves everything in this world.
Seriously. So adorable
Even if it means all the pistachios
@@anjyel yes, even if it means all the pistachios in this world. He deserves it all
I love greys so, so much. Sadly Im incapable of taking care of one currently.
Read your bible! (KJV, preferably) ♥
Imagine having a 2 year old for 50 years.
😂😂😂
You're not wrong 😹
Exactly, why I won't have a pet. People are enuff! 😂
Work or not, The enthusiasm is what gets me the most. I just love how curious the bird is.
They have much higher IQ than a toddler. And with good diet exercise and genes they live to north of 80.
my 6th grade teacher had 2 African Greys that she brought to class everyday, they were basically her children. Blue and Sierra, Blue was mean but Sierra was a sweetheart
Bro got a bird so he can have endless conversations with it. I’m not even mad. He smarter than all of us.
Why is nobody talking about how cute his ‘met-uh’ was? 🥹
He's bri-ish now
I agreee!!
"Can you say it better?"
"Paper" 😆😄
@@michellemiles9966To be honest, the keys had an artificial flower (or something similar) attached and just feels like flexible paper to Apollo's beak..so I give him the win and then a pastash😘
@@felisaisnthere since when do british people pronounce al/le as uh ?
I just keep imagining the first human who encountered a bird like this. Man must have been SCARED 😂😂😂
YEP!
I doubt it probably would eat it.
@@Tony-yd1vxI'd only eat it to absorb and incorporate his vocabulary into my psyche
Christians were so scared, they killed everyone with a connection to animals and nature, they called them heretics and wrote a book the malleus malefactarun to persecute us for hundred of years
Was it a pirate since they always portray pirates with a parrot.
Can you imagine the conversations those two have?😂😂😂
we dont ahve to imagine, we can see them having it xD
It might be a good thing I don’t have one of these for a pet… if it mimicked us during a sporting event, it would be the most potty-mouth bird ever! 🤣
He is a beautiful parrot so smart❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I love how he says “it’s glass” in a way like “you’re so wrong hooman!”
It's lovely to watch a proper conversation going on between you and Apollo.
Porcelain is like glass O_O
This bird is awesome. Also, that metal was very cheap metal and would easily rust away, so to call it "paper" is no sin.
Apollo is one in a million love him to bits❤❤❤❤ he is so brainy bird 🦜 so human 🥰🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️❤️
"what's that made of? Cmon, you know it"
"GLASSK"
Clay baked then enameled, so actually, there is a glass coating.😊
G.L.A.S.S.K.
Waiting for the day Apollo will learn the color Gray and start asking "what color am I" and answering himself
Then he taps on the mirror and believes he is made of glass.
It would probably just be Wario
@@dirkhirbanger4153 shrock
@@DriscolDevil HAhaha thats made me laugh!
I think Alex the parrot had asked that, when shown the mirror.
Your bird 🐦 is so smart and he amuses me!!
dude the no chewin got me right away
ROFL. That moment when your child's questions start to exceed your ability to answer.
And also corrects you for being wrong 😂😂
I find it hilarious that from you asking him “what’s this” to teach him. He now asks you “what’s this” to learn and it’s great
Is he really intelligent enough to ask questions?
@@LeonLindProductions African Greys have been shown to be about as intelligent as 4-year-old human children, so it's entirely possible Apollo really has figured out that saying "What's this?" is how to ask for an explanation.
@@ThePhilotherianist But they clearly aren't smart in the same way as human 4 year olds. 4 year olds have been talking for a few years, like actually talking full on.
@@LeonLindProductionsHuman linguistic ability does not equate to intelligence in any animal, much less non-human animals
@@LeonLindProductions There was an African Grey called Alex that was reported to ask a question before. African Greys are the only animals that have been recorded to have asked questions before.
Nobody is gonna mention that a human is having a conversation with a literal bird?!
Yeah it’s kind of hitting me
@@TheSuperDeviousOne The bird understands him on a basic level
He's just repeating what he's heard. Its not a conversation.
Because most people are aware parrots can talk and have intelligence equivalent to a 5 year old human, whereas dogs, a 3 year old human. That’s what studies have shown anyways.
@moshunit96 No the bird actually has a level of understanding. Years ago a scientist did experiments with a bird and she was able to determine that he understood concepts like colour, shape, material, and quantity. So she could put some items down and ask the bird questions like which shape is blue, or what material is the red square, or how many yellow circles.
And the bird would ask her questions to learn about new objects she introduced.
Compared to our supposed evolutionary cousins the chimps and gorillas, some birds are much better at complex language understanding and vocalization. Apes can't talk at all, only sign language.
It's yet another mark against the evolutionary theory.
You know its getting scary when your parrot is correcting you
"Hey, no chewing!"
*"nO cHeWiN'"*
Props to Appolo for all the effort he puts in to train his human
Exactly
😂😂😂😂
😅😅😅😅
Bird invested all his points in intelligence
The Bird knows what it's made of. He was just pretending he didn't know out of Humor.
I cant believe that a bird literally *ASKED* what something is.
like, in human language and everything
Parrots can't speak human language, they can only mimick human language. They can only say words they have heard before.
he's just copying what he hears in the same tone.
@@anthonyhawk1118you do realise that is also how humans learn language too right?
African grey parrots are intelligent enough to learn language to the level of around a two year old.
@anthonyhawk1118 but he literally made an inquiry. And responds to questions with answers that are not just random responses. Early in the video he asks to step up and for fresh water.
Finally someone who thinks it too
"That's made of.... Uuuuuh... Rock" my man did not want to overload Apollo with knowledge of granite 😂
Glazed tiles, which they got on the wall, are not granite
Ceramic
Granite is a rock though
Granite? Who trained you?
I figured "ceramic" was too hard of a word, but apparently the glaze is pretty much glass, so *Apollo* was right
I love Apollo, can’t get enough!! So smart and funny. Much love to all of you! Keep posting please
Rock? It's glassk
The human is learning 😂😂
He literally trained you what the wall is made of! He stated it was glass, you checked it out to practice, then he asked you to test you!!! AMAZING
"what's this?"
That's made of rrrock
"rrrock"
Love it, brilliant mimic
apollo: its glask dalton: YEAH!! ITS GLASK!!!
Well, he's such a smart and beautiful little cutie one. 😊🦜❤️
One day Apollo is going to “step up” and it has a completely different meaning
Should teach him to say bro as well.
Can you imagine him, “step up bro!”
Everyone gamgsta until they step up and find out
It‘s still insane to me how birds can form words so well without even having lips.
I looked up the science for it and they use a part in the back of their throat to mimic lips.
So crazy .... also how he corrected his human about the tiles
I never thought of that. Interesting
Just like my anus.
What's also amazing is the bird's mental capacity to not just echo words but learn their meaning, and understand concepts such as shape, colour, material, and quantity.
Our supposed evolutionary cousins the chimps and gorillas have been subject to language tests. All they've managed is simple sign language at a much simpler level of answering basic questions.
That's a mark against the theory of evolution in my book.
He is so cute !! I wish him a long healthy life, smart bird!!
African Greys are so stinkin' smart! Love 'em.
This bird is doing something pretty incredible. It's recognizing that the human has knowledge that the bird itself doesn't have, so it asks questions. We take that for granted because it's intuitive to us, but it's intuitive to ONLY us. It's cool to see.
Yeah I thought of that too! I watched a documentary about a chimpanzee that could use hand language to communicate with human but they never asked a single question so I think this is something very very very cool
I don't think he thinks like that. He repeats the sound of question but we can't tell what he think of it. Like when he says "No chewing" in correct situation but has no intention of stopping anyone from chewing.
@@user-yx3br4fl4t Chimps only use gestures not sign language. They can't form sentences as such.
You're over interpreting it. The bird is simply repeating words its learnt , its not having a conversation
It is known that some birds are able to not only recognise themselves, but also others as sentient beings. Crows and ravens for example make fake hiding places for food when they realise they are being watched.
Also the training for Apollo works the same way that babys learn to use language. First he has a trainer and an opponent who knows all the right answers (and gets rewards for that). He watches their conversation and then tries to use the words in the same way.
And he also plays with the language (glask, shrock) just like little kids.
Then he gets corrected.
The next step is saying what he wants (fresh water, step up) and when human reacts the way he wants you can already argue that this is a conversation. In this step he also makes sure that human is a sentient being. They both Tell each other what they want.
One step further is asking questions. It means He also realises that there is a thing he does not know but would like to know the answer to.
It is also a step further in them switching the trainer-student roles.
G L A S K and M E N T A L
That's was the most realistic what's this I've ever heard from a bird
OMG I love love love him!!!Apollo!!!❤❤❤
The bird was weirdly correct about the tile. Appears to be a vitrified tile. Meaning… it was fired at a high enough temp to turn the glaze surface into glass. Which is exactly what the parrot was testing.
are you experienced with making tiles?
@@venom_295playzhe’s right about the tile. I was also thinking the same thing about how smart this parrot is.
These parrots are smart as hell trust me I know. What the parrot was actually testing was the vibration on the tip of his beak. Since he has now learned to associate words with the vibrations he can feel, he knows the difference now between what stone and glass feel like when, he peaks at it for a few seconds.
Yeah I was very impressed that the parrot could determine that from some simple tapping. I thought he (?) mostly had a library of types of items learned from repetition. To be sure enough that you know better than the master is pretty cool, no matter your species.
@@thirmotvI was wondering how he was doing that! I've wondered that before. He's uncanny in his ability to genuinely understand different materials. Like for instance - plants being made of paper.
I love the way he says things like "it's glass" sometimes. He has his own special attitude.
Brilliant and adorable...you've got a winner there!!!!
I love the fact that Apollo said that the tile are made of glass , which is partially true, and you started questioning yourself about it and then agreeing with him.
love apollo’s correction on the material of the wall 😹 animals really teach us more than we’d think huh
“What’s this made of” “✨gLaSk✨” “ yes good boy Apollo” was my favorite part
Apollo is very smart. You are doing a wonderfull job with your parrot. You are both awesome.❤
Reminds me of the iron giant being taught words 😂
I love the way he says "Paper" so enthusiastically every time!
They often love shredding paper so that might be why he his happy. He knows paper is a fun thing!
@@ellalella1my cockatiel absolutely adores paper and confetti
I think he kept saying paper because there's a keychain on there that looks like it's felt or something, and he kept grabbing it at the same time. He doesn't understand what felt is, so he probably associated it with the closest texture.
Paper!
Apollo is so intelligent and so sweet. It's an actual conversation between these two.
It's like a little toddler who is asking "what's this?" all day😂
Not only can some birds speak perfect words... But some(like this one) can also imitate the exact sound of someone's voice. When the bird says "whats this" it sounds exactly like the guys voice. Like spot on.
the way he can ask what something is, is super impressive to me. it shows his curiosity and intelligence
I love how he got corrected by his parrot 😭😭😭 “Yea it’s more like glass” *GLASK*
Omg this species is so smart and distinct! So clear! Amazing! Still love me some beaker though. His poses slay!!! He is lovely.
"Rock." Yes, Robot Rock! 😂
LOL, when he taps the tile again and says, “that’s glass” with sarcasm. That’s a SMART BIRD. The tile looks like it’s made of ceramic, which would feel closer to glass than rock.
Not only it would feel closer to glass, it's glazed and glaze IS glass.
He’s asking the big questions and demands answers. I like his style. One day he’ll run for president and I’ll vote for him.
Update: Lmaoo loved all the replies, all of you are hilarious. Thanks for the love. All jokes aside rq, clearly there are plenty of people across the country that don't like the state of US government and the running candidates we keep getting lately. Here's hoping someone of a higher and robust functional caliber runs for prez one day. Anyways, stay blessed ya'll.
And bonus! He's not orange
@@Tracor3k99 and he's not an ancient dust pile! :D
@@Tracor3k99 trump24 trump47
Beats anything I've seen in 20 years
He’ll live longer than our current candidates that’s for sure
Very lovely , I love him .❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I like his face when you talk about things, he looks confused and interested at the same time.
From this day on the word " glass" shall be changed to " glassk".
"It's glass.".
--Apollo, mid-2023.
GLASSK
@@jaycooker It's a fucking bird! It's has wings because it's supposed to be flying, not making tiktok videos!
@greyos6034 okay but why tag me 😭
Can I glassk you a question?
@@greyos6034 why are you telling us this 😂
"What music do you like?"
"Paper"
"Try again"
"Glass"
That is the smartest bird I've ever seen! I love him. 🥰🦜