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General Information
Name: Bibi
Type of bird: Congo African Grey parrot
Hatched: Feb. 25, 2006
Sex: Female
Occupation: Spokesbird for AnimalSites.com
Salary: Literally works for peanuts
Hobbies: Dancing, swinging, shredding paper
Name meaning: Bibi means "lady" in Swahili. It is used as a term of respect similar to "madam" in English.



Greetings in 20 languages (not including CAG dialect of Parrot)

  • "Hello" - English
  • "Jambo" - Swahili
  • "Konichiwa" - Japanese
  • "Ni hao" - Mandarin Chinese
  • "Guten Tag" - German
  • "Bonjour" - French
  • "Aloha" - Hawaiian
  • "¿Qué pasa?" - Spanish
  • "Ciao" - Italian
  • "Shalom" - Hebrew
  • "Moi" - Finnish
  • "Dzień dobry" - Polish
  • "Marhaba" - Arabic
  • "Namaste" - Hindi
  • "Privet" - Russian
  • "Kemon acho?" - Bengali
  • "Yassou" - Greek
  • "Oi" - Portuguese
  • "Annyong" - Korean

Please Note:
Ciao, which can mean hello or goodbye, was selected to avoid confusion between the Italian bongiorno and French bonjour. "¿Qué pasa?" means "what's up?" in Spanish, and was chosen to avoid confusion between aloha and hola. Jambo is used mostly by and for tourists. "Kemon acho" means "how are you?" in Bengali.


Numbers:

  • "One, Two, Three, Four, Five" - English
  • "Ichi, Ni, San, Shi, Go" - Japanese
  • "Yi, Er, San, Si, Wu" - Chinese
  • "Eins, Zwei, Drei, Vier, Fünf" - German
  • "Uno, Dos, Tres" - Spanish
  • "Hana, Dul, Set" - Korean



Other words and phrases:

  1. "My name is Bibi."
  2. "I'm an African Grey...from the Congo"
  3. "Bibi wants apples."
  4. "Walk the dogs."
  5. "I love you."
  6. "You're a smart bird."
  7. "So smart"
  8. "Yab-a-dab-a-doo!"
  9. "Stella" (Stella is one of our cats)
  10. "Duane" (Our 15-year old Golden Retriever)
  11. "Peek-a-boo"
  12. "Go Bibi! Go Bibi!
  13. "Wanna seed"
  14. "Wanna berry" (really a Nutri-Berry)
  15. "Wanna take a shower"
  16. "Thank you"
  17. "Dancing"
  18. "Singing"
  19. "Sumo"
  20. "Bye bye"
  21. "Big Kiss"
  22. "Apples"
  23. "Grapes"
  24. "Pea pods"
  25. "Seed"
  26. "Berry"
  27. "Peanut"
  28. "Up"
  29. "Shower"
  30. "More Cowbell"
  31. "Don't be Hatin'"
  32. "Speak"
  33. "Badges"
  34. "I'm so smart, and humble"
  35. "Upside down"
  36. "What's the kitty say?"
  37. "What's the doggie say?"
  38. "Rooster"
  39. "Chicken"


Impersonations and Sound Effects:

  • Chicken
  • Cat
  • Owl
  • Rooster
  • Police Siren (followed by "Cop")
  • Dog Bark



Whistles:

  • Andy Griffith Show theme
  • Laurel and Hardy theme
  • Cat call
  • Up...Down
  • Charge (followed by "Charge")



Tricks:

  • Identifies an apple - watch video
  • Identifies a seed - watch video
  • Identifies a pea pod
  • Identifies a berry (really a Nutri-Berry)
  • Identifies a grape
  • Wave - lifts left foot
  • Turn around - turns around
  • Dance - bobs head up and down
  • Wave bye bye - flaps wings
  • Touch red - selects a red box over yellow or blue (about 75% accurate)
  • Step up - steps up onto finger
  • Step off - steps off finger

Videos:

  • Bibi Says Hello in 16 Languages - Bibi offers greetings in 16 languges: Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, Finnish, French, German, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Spanish, and Swahili.
  • Bibi Says Hello in 12 Languages - Bibi can now greet you in 12 different languages: English, Japanese, Chinese, Swahili, German, Hawaiian, Italian, Spanish, Polish, French, Finnish, and Hebrew.
  • Bibi Counts in 4 Languages - One-year-old Bibi is practicing her numbers in English, Spanish, Japanese, and German.
  • Bibi Practices Polish Hello - Bibi the African Grey parrot is practicing saying, "dzien dobry" (a Polish greeting).
  • Bibi is Learning to Count - One-year-old Bibi is starting to practice her numbers in English and Japanese.
  • Parrot Speaks 8 Languages - Bibi the Polyglot Parrot offers greetings in 8 languages, not including the Congo African Grey dialect of Parrot.
  • Bibi's First Birthday - This is a shorter version of Bibi's 1st Video that included baby pictures. Bibi says: hello in 3 languages, my name is Bibi, dancin', and a few other words. She also attempts to whistle the Andy Griffith theme.
  • Bibi Talking - Bibi's second video. In this video she says hello in Chinese, Japanese, and Swahili. She also does a decent chicken impersonation. There is also an attempt to whistle the Andy Griffith Theme along with Echo and Ticker's YouTube videos.
  • Choppin' Broccoli - Her first music video. Bibi eats some broccoli while listening to the Choppin' Broccoli song. Very funny ending.
  • Bibi sends Tongo big kisses - Bibi loves watching and listening to Tongo. (I think she has a little crush on him.) Today she said "Oh My God!" for the first time. Unfortunately we didn't get it on tape. But we did get all of this...
  • Bibi Likes Apples - Bibi has learned to ask for her favorite food. Now she says "apples" all the time. When asked to identify an apple she drops the s and says "apple"
  • Bibi Indentifies a Seed - A very short video
  • Bibi has Bed-head - Bibi, really enjoys listening to music. This morning she woke up with little something extra on her mind. Enjoy!
  • Andy Griffith Show Theme - This is Bibi again, two weeks after her 1st birthday. A closer attempt at the Andy Griffith theme song caught on film!
  • Bibi's First Birdday - This video is her talking it up on her first birthday. It also includes some of her baby pictures at the beginning. You might hear one of Sylvia's YouTube videos playing in the background. She loves listening to Sylvia.


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