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Subject: Why do parrots parrot???
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Date: 1 May 91 23:50:28 GMT
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Why is it that parrots (and the like) can and do imitate sounds like human
speach so well?  I mean, what's the advantage of this ability in the wild?
Do they imitate lions and stuff to scare off enemies?