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Parrots in Saudi Arabia are being taught to recite the Quran and perform prayers, increasing their monetary value.
Young birds have different memory capabilities than older birds, with younger ones able to learn only learning simple words and older birds able to memorize complex phrases.
Parrots have been taught to recite the Quran for about eight years, ever since parrots were taught to sing in Saudi Arabia. They recite Ayas, phrases or sentences from Quranic text, or Suras, longer text such as chapters or parts.
Parrots who can recite Suras are worth up to 20,000 Riyals (roughly $5,332 U.S. dollars), but the price goes up if the bird can recite prayers as well.
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