African Grey parrots are rightly famous for their extraordinary intelligence and talking ability, but none of that brilliance shines if the bird is plucking its feathers, screaming instead of speaking, or simply not living as long as it should....

If you’ve landed here after typing “African Grey parrot for sale” into Google, you’re probably already enchanted by those clever grey birds with the bright red tails and the uncanny ability to hold full conversations. I get it —...