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Parrot used Amazon Alexa to order items while his owner was away.

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December 16, 2018, 08:00 PM
Sportshooter
Parrot used Amazon Alexa to order items while his owner was away.
FOX NEWS - A parrot has fallen in love with his owner’s Amazon Alexa — but keeps using it for shopping.
Parrot used Amazon Alexa to order items while his owner was away. So far Rocco the African Grey, from Didcot, Oxfordshire, U.K., has demanded treats such as strawberries, watermelon, raisins, broccoli and ice cream.
He has also ordered a kite, light bulbs and even a kettle.
Rocco likes to dance too and tells the voice-activated device to play favorite tunes. Sometimes they are slow numbers, but he generally prefers rock.

SC, are you getting this? Big Grin
December 16, 2018, 08:27 PM
.38supersig
Yup, Hope Alexa is not too close to the Cockatoo Tree. Eek



December 17, 2018, 06:05 AM
V-Tail
Do you have a link?



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December 17, 2018, 06:19 AM
arfmel
HERe ya go:
https://www.newsweek.com/parro...land-animals-1260318

Perhaps not the same story as OP read, but a story nonetheless.

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December 17, 2018, 06:33 AM
ScreamingCockatoo
quote:
Originally posted by .38supersig:
Yup, Hope Alexa is not too close to the Cockatoo Tree. Eek


Cici is certainly smart enough to do that!!





He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster.
December 17, 2018, 07:39 AM
Sportshooter
Rocco and Ryker the service dog failure would make quite a team. Big Grin
December 17, 2018, 08:48 AM
smlsig
I dated a girl when I was in graduate school who had an African Grey and it was amazing the vocabulary it had. You could actually have a conversation with him...


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December 17, 2018, 11:07 AM
PD
Good thing the cat can’t talk. Otherwise there would be a case of tuna at the front door.
December 17, 2018, 12:42 PM
flashguy
quote:
Originally posted by PD:
Good thing the cat can’t talk. Otherwise there would be a case of tuna at the front door.
I have 6 cats, but no Alexa.

flashguy




Texan by choice, not accident of birth
December 17, 2018, 07:12 PM
Fusternc
Awesome story. I love my African Grey!
December 17, 2018, 07:14 PM
FenderBender
quote:
Originally posted by smlsig:
I dated a girl when I was in graduate school who had an African Grey and it was amazing the vocabulary it had. You could actually have a conversation with him...


Bird's are people, and it can't be proven otherwise.


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December 17, 2018, 07:55 PM
sjames
Hahaha!

It’s so easy to order from Amazon and I order so often that I wouldn’t know my bird ordered something until it arrived! Good thing Amazon has a lenient return policy.