https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/01/taiwan-man-sues-over-trained-bird-insults/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:38:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2011/01/taiwan-man-sues-over-trained-bird-insults/comment-page-1/#comment-114012 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:38:12 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=21145#comment-114012 Mynahs are not parrot like at all. They’re passerines, songbirds. They’re just really good mimics. So the bird (but not the owners) lacked the requisite intent. On the other hand, parrots CAN put the words in context. For example, when my daughter clicker trained her dog while living in a small apartment, the parrot also learned how to clicker train the dog. For amusement, the parrot mimics a click, calls the dog by name and when the dog appears the parrot rewards the dog with a piece of bird food.

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