Peekaboo is the name of the hide-and-seek game that has become a viral hit on TikTok and YouTube in recent months.
It involves the owner and dog hiding behind a blanket or sheet. The moment they lift the blanket, they disappear – at least for their pets.
It is very entertaining for the internet community to see how the animals react to the sudden disappearance.
Some are completely unfazed, while others react with confusion.
Parrot screams like a human
In this video, a parrot is being tricked. Its owner hides behind a blanket, which she keeps moving up and down.
In the end, it has disappeared.
But what the parrot does in the next moment is something very few people would have expected.
The animal turns around and frantically taps around the room, making shrill noises that sound like human screams.
You can watch the full video here:
Why can parrots talk?
Parrots are known for their ability to imitate and mimic human sounds.
The animals do not have a larynx, but a so-called syrinx.
This is an organ in the chest that functions similarly to the larynx and can be controlled relatively precisely.
With their movable tongue, they sometimes produce deceptively realistic sounds.
This always causes a laugh or two on the net. In this case too. Now we can only hope that the owner has calmed the animal down again quickly.
