Nah my cats always come running when i shake the treat bag

At a scientific conference I saw someone presenting a cat study poster. Japanese guy studying the neural control of bowel movements. His prep had a balloon inflated up a cat's ass to measure peristaltic contractions.

The parrots are likely either indian ringnecks or monk parakeets, they're the most common invasives, I think former the most - they're also very common as pets. I know there's some alexandrine parrots as well (they look like big ringnecks) and even amazon colony at least in one city, but they're a lot rarer.
Ringnecks are really fast and skittish, and since they're so intelligent it really is difficult to catch them. You likely have to change the method or at least the placement of the trap if you fail the first time. And if they see you do it, they'll learn to avoid you as well

was it Jane Goodall who was behind this sort thing naturalistic obs research sounds really hard for someone with adhd

I know it's a meme com, but they really aren't. In this case it's more about humans being "dumb". They try to apply the same methodology they use with dogs to cats. And that in itself is dumb. There are studies out there that treat cats as cats and yield actual results.

Another thing is there's much, much more funding for dog research simply because dogs are far more useful to humans than cats. E.g. guide dogs for blind people, other service dogs, bomb sniffer dogs, rescue dogs, etc.

At least for my cat, I would say he both is dumb but definitely also plays dumb when I try to get him to do things. Sure, it's fun to jump over the human's arm and get a treat after, but what's also fun is to watch the human crawl pathetically on the floor while he tries to adjust his arm to a good jumping height.