Fascinating. As an aside, it wasn't until over a year after Scooter my parrot died and I was researching pet-loss grief and parrot intelligence that I understood he'd named me - two short whistled at a particular pitch, which meant "me" (it also meant "call back" - he was saying my bird name and I was supposed to respond accordingly, like birds do). Recent studies demonstrated that parrot parents give their babies a name similar to, but distinctive from, either of the parents. This becomes their "contact signature call" that is both a name and an announcement of presence. Also a greeting - as when Scooter would yell out "Hey Scooter" (this is what I accidentally named him because I said it over and over) to the grackles as we passed by. He loved the grackles.
When I figured it out I cried like a baby. He had me trained so well I didn't even realize I was doing it, calling back something specific, which was my name.
Love SciFi. Loved Arrival. We just watched it a few weeks ago so everything was so fresh. To me, the most poignant plot line was about Dr Banks choosing to have a daughter even though she knew the cost but instead choosing to celebrate love and life.
Fascinating. As an aside, it wasn't until over a year after Scooter my parrot died and I was researching pet-loss grief and parrot intelligence that I understood he'd named me - two short whistled at a particular pitch, which meant "me" (it also meant "call back" - he was saying my bird name and I was supposed to respond accordingly, like birds do). Recent studies demonstrated that parrot parents give their babies a name similar to, but distinctive from, either of the parents. This becomes their "contact signature call" that is both a name and an announcement of presence. Also a greeting - as when Scooter would yell out "Hey Scooter" (this is what I accidentally named him because I said it over and over) to the grackles as we passed by. He loved the grackles.
that's incredible that he named you, so beautiful.
When I figured it out I cried like a baby. He had me trained so well I didn't even realize I was doing it, calling back something specific, which was my name.
You two were a special pair!
We were!
Love SciFi. Loved Arrival. We just watched it a few weeks ago so everything was so fresh. To me, the most poignant plot line was about Dr Banks choosing to have a daughter even though she knew the cost but instead choosing to celebrate love and life.
yes, that was so beautiful and heartbreaking. I think I need to watch it all a third time!
Arrival was great. I loved how they played with time, too.
This makes me think a bit about how emoticons and heiroglyphs are.... well, kinda the same thing. We've come full circle with language.
good point connecting emoticons and heiroglyphs, there are so many ways to keep spinning this