In a St. Petersburg house, there is a living room filled with play toys belonging to a precocious preschooler, named Apollo. The four-year-old African Grey parrot is a Guinness World Record holder. “He identified 12 things in three minutes, and that’s including snack breaks. Typically it’s four questions for a pistachio,” Apollo’s owner Dalton Mason said. From glass to paper to rocks, socks and a Shrek figurine, Apollo speaks perfect English. “There are so many instances where you can tell he’s thinking, observing,” Dalton said. Guinness World Record-holding holding parrot, video-gaming dog underscore animal cognition MORE: https://www.wtsp.com/article/life/animals/talking-parrot-guinness-record-gaming-dog-animal-cognition/67-764d5523-216c-4327-82be-f1dbd12de091