bigfellasdad
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Hi there,
I was thinking this last night about Enzo, she uses her beak for communications all of the time and ive sort of just accepted it as normal, but is it?
Here are some examples.
She asks for a drink by making a running tap sound or asks for something to eat by making a lip smacking sound, when i get her what she wants she taps either side of one of my fingers (like Italians kissing both cheeks), this is definitely a 'thank you'
When she greets the 'very' few people she likes, she reaches out a lowered head and when the person puts a hand near her she taps a finger with the top of her beak by her cere. When she greats me however she rubs her beak between my fingers rather than the tap for everybody else. This is like her shaking hands or high 5 id imagine.
If she wants me to be next to her whilst i am busy doing something else she will go all thug mode and bash her beak against whatever she is standing on..... i cant believe this one doesn't hurt her!
There are others but these are the main ones she uses...
Is this normal CAG behavior or just something Enzo does?
I was thinking this last night about Enzo, she uses her beak for communications all of the time and ive sort of just accepted it as normal, but is it?
Here are some examples.
She asks for a drink by making a running tap sound or asks for something to eat by making a lip smacking sound, when i get her what she wants she taps either side of one of my fingers (like Italians kissing both cheeks), this is definitely a 'thank you'
When she greets the 'very' few people she likes, she reaches out a lowered head and when the person puts a hand near her she taps a finger with the top of her beak by her cere. When she greats me however she rubs her beak between my fingers rather than the tap for everybody else. This is like her shaking hands or high 5 id imagine.
If she wants me to be next to her whilst i am busy doing something else she will go all thug mode and bash her beak against whatever she is standing on..... i cant believe this one doesn't hurt her!
There are others but these are the main ones she uses...
Is this normal CAG behavior or just something Enzo does?
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