Grown-up Reels on Instagram: "Parrots mimic sounds because their brains are wired for vocal learning, not just instinctive calls. They have a specialized brain circuit (often called the song system) that lets them hear a sound, memorize it, and reproduce it with fine motor control. Unlike most animals, parrots can move different parts of their vocal tract independently, which gives them impressive accuracy—voices, laughs, ringtones, even appliances. In the wild, this skill helps parrots blend in