What makes homo sapiens "human"?

Greetings,Actually, these parrots really seem capable of actual conversation.Check out this amazing conversation with "N'Kisi" the African Grey, after he had been in a car for the first time -N'Kisi: "Remember, we went in a car"
Aimee: "Yes! Did you like it?"
N'Kisi: "I like that - wanna go out in the car"
Aimee: "We can't, wo don't have a car now"
N'Kisi: "Wanna go in a car right now"
Aimee: "I'm sorry, we can't right now - maybe we can go again later"
N'kisi: "Why can't I go in a car now?"
Aimee: "Because we don't have one"
N'kisi: "Let's get a car"
Aimee: "No Kisi, we can't get a car now"
N'kisi: "I want a car"
Aimee: "I'm sorry, baby, not today"
N'kisi: "Hurry up, wanna go in a car. Remember? We were in a car" This not mimicry - if you did not know this was a bird, it sounds just like a child that liked his first ride in a car and wants to go again.Early experiments with chimps (e.g. Washoe et al) have not lived up to hopes - these parrots are one of the hot species when it comes to animal communication these days.Iasion

Greetings,Its true the "conversation" does show some limits, yet he also seems to be able to understand and communicate some basic ideas -Aimee: "Yes! Did you like it?"
N'Kisi: "I like that - wanna go out in the car"Responding to a question and expanding it.Aimee: "Because we don't have one"
N'kisi: "Let's get a car"Understanding the statement and suggesting solution.Of course, you are correct that this is essentially ONE anecdote of unknown accuracy, indeed almost certainly biased - the woman started with the goal of showing animal communication.My immediate source is below (I have not checked the facts myself, sorry). I first saw it in a paper some months ago.http://www.animalsentience.com/news/2004-01-26.htmIasion

Whoops,turns out the telepathy angle seems to a big part of this story, even with the author, not just fringe web-sites.This seems to be the home page -
http://www.sheldrake.org/nkisi/Iasion