​5 remarkable parrot facts that surprise almost everyone​

Parrots are cute and fascinating creatures, known for their ability to imitate their owners' voices with surprising accuracy. If you are thinking of adopting a parrot for a pet, you will find these facts so surprising, you’ll wish you could have adopted them sooner! There are more than 300 species of parrots that exist in this world, mostly found in tropical and sub-tropical regions, largest diversity is found in South America and Australia, where these playful personalities thrived in the varied ecosystem. Let us uncover some unique facts about parrots today!

Your pet parrot may outlive you! Larger species of parrots such as macaws and cockatoos, can live upto 35-50 years, even in captivity. Small in size but big on years, surprisingly there is a connection between the parrots brain and how long it can live. It is said that the larger the brain, the longer the life. If their brain works well, they can easily live in any sort of environment. On an average, small pet parrots can live upto 10 years and larger parrots upto 80 years!

A parrot’s feather is herbaceous, means that it is basically an amphibious plant that is adapted to survive in varying aquatic environments. Their vibrant feathers, signal towards any health and genetic illness. And are also used to help win over a partner in the peak mating season.

Instead of using vocal cords like human beings, parrots produce their sound using syrinx, located at the base of their trachea. They contol both the muscles of their throat and airflow that goes in and out of their bodies. As we all know that parrots imitate, they do so pushing air directly to their windpipe (trachea).

Parrots mate with only one partner for their entire lifetime, very similar to humans, the male and female parrots share a unique bond, even outside of breeding seasons. But their monogamous relationship is very practical, primiraily focused on survival of their offspring. If a parrot loses its mate, it may take upto several months to recover from that loss.

Parrots have about 350 taste buds on their tongues, and are located at the back of their throat, unlike that of humans. They can taste biteerness, sweetness and potentilly, it can avoid them tasting any poisonous foods. This is the main reason why many pet parrots have strong food preferences and can even reject veggies and fruits alike.