[audio transcription: bird pushes through the door and begins laughing like a super-villain] 

Honestly, so good

Now Presenting……..

Her

Turn on the sound and watch this raven mimic a human voice. This is Mischief the white-necked raven. These ravens are found throughout eastern and southern Africa, and are common near human habitation.  Like all members of the Corvidae family, ravens are extremely intelligent. They use tools to get food if necessary, and can even mimic human speech! (Source)

Okay but that’s not some Gilbert Gottfried ‘RAAAK POLLY WANNA CRACKER’ this raven actually sounds like a person what the fuck

Imagine walking into a forest with a bunch of ravens and they start saying some scary messed up stuff “you’re gonna die” and “no one can hear you”. Then it turns out there was a gruesome murder and the Ravens heard it all.

nevermore.

“quoth the Raven, ‘Nevermore’”

It straight-up just sounds like a dude talking. Amazing.

[vine: cockatiel holding a plastic cup in one claw, lifting it to its beak, and screaming into it]

He squished himself flat in his basket and I wanted to take a photo of him as an unleavened pigeon loaf, but as soon as I got the camera near him he puffed up and made himself handsome.