The bird that holds world record for knowing over 1,700 words

Puck, a budgerigar from California, became famous for his large vocabulary. He entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1995. Puck knew 1,728 words and could form original sentences. He died at the young age of five. His story highlights the cognitive abilities of budgies. These birds mimic human speech using their syrinx and brain structures.

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