A study presented at #CHI2024 revealed that pet parrots show a preference for live video calls with their friends over pre-recorded footage. The parrots have been taught to use Facebook Messenger for video calls, choosing to chat with each other on tablets. The research suggests that parrots engage more actively in live video calls to prevent loneliness and enhance social interaction.
Parrots in captivity seem to enjoy video-chatting with their friends on Messenger https://t.co/45vFf7iXwv
Birds who "chatted" with others via Facebook Messenger became happier and learned new skills. Two still call each other after nearly a year. https://t.co/6A6rSpbiCX
Parrots Calling Their Friends To Prevent Loneliness Prefer A Live Chat https://t.co/KiPDiYe87J
Pet Parrots Prefer Live Video-Calls Over Watching Pre-Recorded Videos https://t.co/KeeR1TEGbK
Parrots preferred live Facebook Messenger exchanges to pre-recorded squawking. https://t.co/Mr5STGzgYc
“Pet parrots prefer live video-calls over watching pre-recorded videos of other birds” Paper: https://t.co/fleGqOrx1O
"The parrots choose friends to call and then video call each other on tablets." Parrots at Glasgow University have learnt to video call each other, Animal Computer Interaction Researcher @Ilyena explains how. https://t.co/3mzg3Mk87N
Parrots taught to video call prefer to chat to their friends rather than hear recorded messages https://t.co/au3VQ8c6Vu
Pet parrots video call bird friends after learning how to use Facebook Messenger https://t.co/6jAW9EEXDo
Pet parrots prefer live Facebook calls with their friends over pre-recorded video @pa https://t.co/bwZDFqhQFA
Polly wants a chatter! Pet parrots prefer live video calls with their friends over pre-recorded footage, study finds https://t.co/IJWIo6aEC8 https://t.co/kGgILwW7R2
Ever wondered if animals can tell the difference between live and pre-recorded video calls? In our #CHI2024 paper we found parrots' call behaviours differed when using a video call system to live and pre-record video calls to other parrots Paper: https://t.co/dby10hGNEt https://t.co/h8mcacicUp