On Jul 11, 12:56?pm, Omelet > wrote:

> Parrots are nearly sentient.

Plants and many invertebrate animals are *sentient*, they react to
heat, light, or pain, and some people even claim that if you talk to
plants they grow better. Maybe it's the CO2 in their breath.

Parrots are *sapient*. They can learn non-natural behaviors.