Why can parrots and parakeets repeat words but not have conversations? What are their brains like?

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I know they’re just mimicking words and attach no meaning to them but can someone explain why they’re not able to attach meaning to them and form sentences in the way that humans do? I guess the wider question is why humans can’t communicate with animals.

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I mean they are birds. I was just reading the other day that after 50 years of teaching gorillas and chimps sign language, no chimp or ape has ever asked a question. And the longest sentence was 6 words long.

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