Rung #73 hints and answer

August 11, 2026. Here is the full clue ladder for this puzzle, gentlest first. Each rung is worth fewer points, so open only what you need. The answer stays hidden until you click.

Hint 1, worth 5 points

I am one of very few animals that can truly count, keeping small numbers straight in my head.

Hint 2, worth 4 points

I am one of the only creatures besides you that can truly keep a beat, bobbing in time to music.

Hint 3, worth 3 points

I lift my dinner to my mouth with one foot, gripping it the way you grip an apple.

Hint 4, worth 2 points

My strong hooked beak cracks the hardest seeds, and my feathers blaze in tropical reds, greens, and blues.

Hint 5, worth 1 point

A pirate's shoulder is rarely painted without me, squawking back the very words you taught me.

Extra hint, the shape of the answer

6 letters, starts with “P”.

Reveal the answer to Rung #73

PARROT

Some parrots live over 80 years, and they don't understand words, but the best mimics can learn to use them in the right context.

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