parrot

When people say that dogs are the friendliest animals, they are 100% right. Dogs will befriend anybody - whether it's us humans, whether it's cats, or sometimes even other animals that you would never expect. Like this little injured parrot. 

It's the story of a most wholesome interspecies friendship that started with the dog going out on a walk and finding this injured parrot. The connection was instant. The adorable doggo wouldn't leave the parrot's side, and when the parrot got better and was able to move around on its own, it wouldn't leave the dog's side either. 

Parrots are such a cool pet to have, they're talkative, they're absolutely hilarious, they're kinds jerks sometimes, but in a loveable way, but as people who've never owned a parrot, we've never realize dhow affectionate they could be. So, watching this video surprised us a little bit, because you can so clearly see the affection that this completely wild parrot has for his chosen human - and his super supportive girlfriend, of course. 

He sits on his human, gently and funnily wobbles over to her to climb up on her instead of flying onto her shoulder and freaking her out. He's a gentleman bird - to his human and his girlfriend, and we're a little bit in love with him.

Just when you think the world is missing a little kindness, you come across something that is so kind and so pure, and your faith is restored yet again. When one day, this man came across a parakeet egg inside of a cage in a pet store and found out that its mother had been sold, he did what many of us wish we had the strength to do - he took the egg home, cared for it, and helped this tiny parakeet hatch. 

So much care, time, and love has to be put into such an act of kindness. We are not only touched and thankful for this video and this person, we also find ourselves inspired to do something kind of others ourselves. 

The parrot: evil laughing

The guy who is kidnapped in the background: nervous laughs

In the mood for a good laugh? This video oughta do the trick! If you can laugh at this video without laughing... you may want to look into that. This bird's "evil" laugh so is darn funny and contagious, we couldn't help but let out a hearty laugh after hearing it! 

There needs to be more laughter in this world, so thank you, little bird, for this glorious pick-me-up. 

Cats are the most patient animals in the world. Yes, I said it. And I have proof. This video of a parrot placing its foot on a cat's head. It's very purposeful on the parrot's part, a pursuit the goal of which we absolutely do not understand. After a failed first attempt at reaching the cat's head with its foot, the parrot tries again, scooting a bit closer, and there- success, the foot has landed on the cat's head.

The owner, of course, is laughing, as are we and the millions of people who've watched the video. But the cat is nothing but mildly annoyed, its eye squinting and twitching. Clearly unsatisfied, the parrot moves its foot around and leans closer to the cat's eye multiple times, but no reaction. It takes a surprisingly long time for the cat to - very gently - lift its paw and get the annoyance out of its face. Apparently, parrots are very meme-able animals like that, and cats are insanely patient.

An adorable and well-spoken parrot named Einstien wants to go into the kitchen to get some food. He also expresses his wants to go and get dressed, and requests a "sweet po," which is an abbreviation he uses for sweet potato. Then you can hear him imitate the sound of water before flying into the kitchen and when landing on the counter he says, "Sorry! Hi sweet, let's go!"

You can follow this beautiful and intelligent parrot on Instagram for more silly antics!