Animals are Now everyone with smartphones and smart watches hooked up to the internet and our thermostat gradually surfing, is the time that animals also the world wide web can enter. At least that’s how this african grey parrot Rocco thinks about it. His new best friend is a computer.
a lot has changed in the life of Rocco this year. A few months ago was the parrot from the animal shelter where he stayed put because he was too vulgar talking. His former owner taught the bird a number of swear words and vulgar language to which he gladly keeps repeating. This to the annoyance of the employees of the asylum.
The British Marion Wischnewski had, however, a bean for the scheldende parrot and took him home. Since the woman is working outside of the home is the bird there for a day only. Yet found Rocco soon a new toy to his day in order to get: an Amazon Alexa. A small computer with voice control that is more than happy things for you to look up or order on the internet.
Since then, stops the bird barely talk to the device. Up to 40 times per day he goes with them in conversation. He shows his favorite play, tells jokes and tries to feed himself to order. He tried all strawberries and ice-cream to be delivered. Once ordered he even a kettle. By the smart voice of Alexa, all of his orders lucky, however, stopped.
in Addition to the Alexa’s Rocco also extremely geintersseerd in the general sounds of the house. He can already different ringing tones to reproduce, just like the ‘beep’ of the microwave oven and the crackling of the refrigerator door. “Sometimes imitates he the sound of cart or a passing truck so loud and realistic that it seems as if they are living away,” says Wischnewski, laughing.
