I was stumbling around Strachild at Stumbleupon and found this mind-blowing video clip, featuring an all-talking, all-mimicking parrot. At first it was mild parrot talk, hello etc, but when it crowed like a rooster, that got everyone's attention.

Of course being a cynic, I thought that it was very suspicious never to see the owner's face when the parrot performed a command. Was this just a case of a bad impressionist able to project her voice, relying on cameras always being focussed away from her contorting lips and on the parrot? Yes and no.

The owner obviously gave it a signal and the parrot produced yawns and dance moves, wolf howls and head shakes. But to be fair, it certainly looks like the act is down to the parrot's ability to follow her lead.

On a closing note, ever noticed how owners end up looking like their pets?