These aren’t the droids you’re looking for, but a near-sighted Jedi could easily mistake one of these talented birds for R2-D2. Bluey, the parakeet above, has made headlines this week for his perfect ...

For the first seconds I thought it was just a coincidence, but this budgerigar—an Australian parakeet—really sounds exactly like R2-D2 down to every squeak, beep, and bop. Even the colors are the same ...

We, as a collective people, just love anything and everything Star Wars. This woman’s sheer joy just from purchasing a Chewbacca mask for herself and getting to play with it is proof of that, as is ...

When you think of birds imitating sounds, parrots and starlings might come to mind. They're famous for copying human speech, ...

Scientists have discovered that starlings and parrots can imitate the complex sounds of Star Wars droid R2-D2 remarkably well. Their study reveals how ...

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European starlings just beat parrots at their own game – copying complex sounds. In a new study by researchers in Amsterdam ...

This modded R2-D2 Lego minifig is probably the best minifig of all time: it has lighting and actual Star Wars astromech sounds. [Brickmodder via FBTB via Brothers Brick] Lego Movies Star Wars Get the ...

A parrot that can imitate a wolf whistle and makes beeping noises like Star Wars droid R2-D2 is missing in Maine, its owner said. The 10-year-old Timneh African Grey parrot named Paco flew off into ...

We have seen a number of cool portable gaming systems from Eddie Zarick in the past, although his latest one could be the best yet, a Star Wars R2-D2 PlayStation 4 portable which is called the R2-D2 ...

The force is strong with the large and in charge fandom dedicated to the epic space opera Star Wars. Spanning decades and generations, the fans have immortalized every nuance and moment from the ...