🦜 Why Parrots Can Eat Chili Peppers Without Feeling the Heat

Parrots (and many other birds) can eat chili peppers without feeling any spiciness because:

👉 They don't react to capsaicin, the chemical that causes the burning sensation.

🔬 Simple Science Behind It:

• Capsaicin is the compound in chili peppers that makes them spicy. It triggers pain receptors (TRPV1) in mammals (like humans, dogs, and cats), causing the burning feeling.

• Birds, including parrots, lack these receptors or are not sensitive to capsaicin, so they don’t feel the heat when eating chili.

🌶️ So why do chili plants allow birds to eat their spicy fruit?

It's actually a smart survival strategy by chili plants:

• Birds eat the fruit and spread the seeds through their droppings, helping the plant reproduce and grow in new places.

• Mammals, on the other hand, often chew and destroy the seeds, so capsaicin acts as a natural deterrent to them while still attracting birds.