With a little help from her friends ....
The following links lead to studies of "animals using human language,"
experiments with interspecies communication, and parrot-related sites.
LINKS ABOUT WRITING
The author is a member of a writers' group in Florida. If you are interested in
writing or wish to explore interests related to the group, it is called PINAWOR
(Pinellas Authors and Writers Organization Inc.). For more information visit their
web site at: • www.pinawor.org

TV LINK ABOUT ARIELLE
http://www.studio10.tv/category/authors/segment.aspx/84258/Another_Kind_of_Mind
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Related Links

Arielle said,
"I want out!"
Arielle can be a demanding bird.
She says what one might expect
from a bird in this position, click
the play button to hear her speak.

The transcription is in the yellow box below.
Arielle understands speech and speaks thoughtfully
using English words, phrases, and sentences.
Photo by Linda Carpenter
Related Links
Pet Guardian Angels of America (www.pgaa.com) is an animal rescue
organization. The PGAA site features a couple of my articles below.

Article 1: "Recording Speech by Birds" ....
http://www.pgaa.com/avain/general/daltonrecordingbirds.html

Article 2: "Talking Birds, Intelligent Creatures"  .....
http://www.pgaa.com/avain/general/daltontalkingbird.html
LINK ABOUT APES USING SIGN LANGUAGE:

This link takes you to the site for the language-using gorilla, Koko at
The Gorilla Organization  • www.gorilla.org
LINK ABOUT WHALES & DOLPHINS:

This site is mainly about cetaceans, but it also deals with a variety of subjects
related to interspecies communication. Go to
the interspecies site      
www.interspecies.com
LINKS ABOUT KEEPING & TRAINING PET BIRDS:

American Federation of Aviculture American Federation of Aviculture
• www.afabirds.org

An extensive web site with information about parrots including the owner's
Grey parrot, Kibibi, is at
www.infosuperflyway.com
My article "Recording Speech by Birds" is found on the Kibibi site at
http://www.infosuperflyway.com/articles/recording-birds.php

Another site about parrots is imabird.com . You can check out information
about my book,  
Another Kind of Mind: A Talking Bird Masters English, on
Barry's web site at ...
http://imabird.com/drupal/?q=node/2802
BIRD CLUBS:
Don't overlook local bird clubs for information. Check your local newspaper for
information. If the clubs are not printed regularly, you might try a telephone call
to the clubs editor for the most up-to-date information. Where I live, the local
club is the Suncoast Avian Society (http://www.suncoastaviansociety.org/).

If you're interested in companion birds, including parrots and other talking birds,
use the links above are a starting point. If you know of a related link that is not
included here, feel free to suggest additions by e-mail.
If you are interested in speech by talking birds, below are the details about the
ParrotSpeech Group:

Description
People interested in the study of spontaneous speech by talking birds. The topics of
concern include learning theory, speech recognition,  recording speech, cognitive
speech by talking birds, linguistics, conversations with parrot-like birds, cognition,
consciousness, and other topics related to the talking birds. To join click on the
subscription link or paste the following link into your browser:

ParrotSpeech-subscribe@yahoogroups.com