We’ve witnessed many times before that animals have the ability to feel happiness and sadness and to experience other emotions. The video below is a proof that this is true for birds as well. Sinbad, an African Grey parrot, is staying by his owner’s side during the last days of her life.
The two have been companions for 25 years and now the time has come for this magnificent bird to say the final goodbye to the person he shared his life with. Parrots are known to be very emotional creatures and Sinbad is aware he is about to lose his friend because African Greys are keen observers of the people’s facial expressions and body language and they can easily sense when something is not right.
These birds are believed to possess the mental and emotional capacity of a 5-year-old child, which makes them even smarter than the dogs, and certainly smartest among any other kind of pets. Among other things, scientist believe they can feel love, happiness, loneliness, boredom, jealousy, anger, depression, and most thrilling of all, empathy.
When they bond with someone on a deeper and more emotional level, the parrots find in those people real friends and it’s not unusual for these birds to grief the loss of the one they love. In cases like this they can be given antidepressant that serve to ease their emotional pain.
Sinbad is usually very talkative, but now the only thing he wants is to stay silent next to the hospital bed of his owner. The owner’s daughter captures the amazing moment when her mother whispers ‘I love you’ to Sinbad and it’s so adorable that it touched the hearts of many.
The video was shared many times and everyone who got to see what these two shared was now convinced that birds can be special pets able to give love.
I am crying, such a special moment
I am sure we will meet again at Rainbow Bridge
Had me bawling too. Sat with my mom till she passed. No birds involved though.
I’m bawling my eyes out too. I grew up with my mom having 4 parrots. I talked and sang to them for hours. Many years later when I was an adult. My mom had 1 of 4 parrots from when I was a kid. After many years, when the parrot first saw me. Taco (the parrot) was practically doing somersaults in his cage and it’s eye pupils were getting bigger. I asked my mom what’s wrong with your parrot. She said, “Don’t you remember him.” I was shocked to discover it was 1 of the 4 parrots I used to talk and sing to. Taco for sure remembered me. <3 <3
I just loved this video. This is what love is all about.
Thank you for sharing this. It must be hard for you and Sinbad to be without the partner and mother. I pray Sinbad is with you. Used to foster parrots. So touching. People have no idea of what they feel inside. Pray Sinbad is reunited in heaven again with his friend.
Video made me cry.
This touched my heart. I only have a few months at the most to live. I had to give away my feathered chicken and pigeon babies! When the person caught them , they were calling out help me, help me. Just as clear as I said it! It tore my heart out!
Most animals and fowl are capable of of love and feelings! I think it is only some of the evil human race that has no feelings!
Thank youn for sharing!
It’s beautiful moment, you can feel the love and loss, I pray they’ll be together again!