Back on topic, the best pet I ever had was an African Grey parrot. They’re amazingly intelligent birds as well as being superb mimics and surprisingly affectionate. They also live for seventy years or more, so you’ve got a friend for life.
The downside is that they’re expensive to buy, destructive (those beaks are razor sharp), messy and need a lot of attention to stay healthy. They can also talk a bit too much at times. Mine used to drive me crackers repeating the time signal from the radio.
Still, they’re great fun to have around and don’t cost much to feed. I wept when my mother allowed mine to escape.
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