They are literally like having small children around - you talk to > them and they learn! They learn from imitating us, speech and actions - > although some species are more prone to imitate speech than actions and > vice > versa.
I think we may have a quiet one on our hands. At seven months, she is still very VERY quiet. She will chatter when I leave the room and she's more vocal if I leave "her" iPod playing. I do think she understands simple commands and she seems very intent on what I'm doing and willl imitate what I demonstrate for her, but unless she's practicing in private, she's a ways off from using expressive language. Nancy
