
Horatio Alger
They saw deformity, I found beauty
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Buy a massive aviary out in the countryside and populate it with at least 500 budgies as per the 50/500 rule. Start selectively breeding them for sociability and intelligence
www.newscientist.com
Did you know the Guinness World Record for Bird with the most extensive vocabulary is held by a budgie named Puck, displaying the ability to form his own phrases and sentences beyond mere mimicry?
Of course, this is mainly for my own self-amusement because I consider budgies cute lil' goobers with a brain and not for the sake of science

Budgie brains have a map of vocal sounds just like humans
Recordings of brain activity in budgerigars reveal sets of brain cells that represent different sounds like keys on a keyboard – a structure never seen before in any bird brain
Did you know the Guinness World Record for Bird with the most extensive vocabulary is held by a budgie named Puck, displaying the ability to form his own phrases and sentences beyond mere mimicry?
Of course, this is mainly for my own self-amusement because I consider budgies cute lil' goobers with a brain and not for the sake of science