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Theres oneReal Housewives of Potomacnewcomer this season whos flying high: Monique Samuelss pet bird, TChalla.
Typically living between 40 and 50 years, gray parrots are one of the most intelligent animals.
But it also might be that the parrot just sits there and doesnt get involved.
So even if it is picking up on that, it might not have a way of showing that.
Its not likely that the birds going to attack somebody because Moniques upset with them or something like that.
Thats not them attacking the person or anything thats just them seeking a place to land.
But I dont know of any parrots that do that.
So it would potentially see her as its mate or start showing behaviors like that.
At one point, Karen jokes that the housewives are starving and talking about eating your bird.
How would that have turned out?Generally, parrots are not thought to be especially tasty.
When they bite you, they bite hard and they draw blood and they can do some serious damage.
In the most recent episode, Monique said shes starting to understand TChallas language.
Like three chirps that are bap-bap-bap mean pet my neck.
Could that be true?Thats pretty unlikely.
TChalla recently went missing.
How often does this happen?Its pretty common for birds to get out.
Its not like theyre running away because they hate their home.
So we strongly encourage people to think twice before they even get serious about contemplating taking one in.
TChalla actually has his ownInstagram account run by Monique.
One of TChallaspotential housewife taglines is apparentlyI fly above the drama and shit on my haters.
Do birds actually shit on their haters?Thats pretty funny.
But no, theyre pretty indiscriminate about where they shit.
Parrots dont seem to do that.
In some cases, it almost seems like theyre really unaware of where their poop is going.
You cant figure out that pooping in your own water dish is not ideal?
Monique also has a huge fish tank in her home.
Is there potential for interspecies friendship?Probably not the sharks, because theyre not really bright.
Some of those fish might respond to the colors and behavior of the parrot.
I really dont know.
Ive never seen parrots and fish interacting.
Cats are less interested in being playful than being predators, but dogs definitely seem to enjoy parrots.
And theres some videos and things of dogs and parrots playing around with each other.
If you go to YouTube, theres a lot of that stuff out there.
Especially if it vocalized a lot, because they really are switched on to vocalizations.
Parrots definitely are quite happy to watch television if theres something on there thats interesting to them.
We actually produce something called Polly Vision, which is two hours of wild parrots just being parrots.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
