UPI – A TikTok-famous parrot from the United States has set a Guinness World Record by accurately identifying 12 objects in just three minutes.
Apollo, a four-year-old African grey parrot owned by Dalton and Victoria ‘Tori’ Mason, named various items, including a bug, a book, and socks.
The Masons explained that Apollo’s training follows techniques developed by Irene Pepperberg, an animal psychologist who spent 30 years studying a parrot named Alex.
“Once he started to learn his first object labels, colours, and materials, we knew that he would be able to achieve many of the incredible things that Alex did and potentially much more,” the Masons said in a statement to Guinness World Records.
Apollo is a social media star, with 2.8 million followers on TikTok of 2.8 million followers and 1.37 million on YouTube.
Apollo’s human parents said the bird is an ambassador for animals.
“Our mission is to spread awareness of the natural intelligence found in animals. We hope that our title can change the meaning behind the phrase ‘bird brain’,” they said.
