African grey parrots aren't cuddly by definition. It is accurate, this could be a misunderstanding. If you have a Timneh or a Congo African grey that appears cold, it is fine. We can not take this behavior so personally... Many birds need to work up to gain our trust. Of course, there're African grey parrots, Timneh and Congo, that are happy with petting and want it.
But this special one says to his owner precisely what he does not want:



My own African grey gives me stink eye when he does not desire to be touched. In the evenings, though, he prefers a good head preening. And any time of day, he desires to stay within feet of me, or hang out on my knee. It took multiple months of communication with my CAG to get to the point where he trusted me.

This amazing clip has emerged from Cyprus of an obviously smart bird utilizing its beak to open a complex series of locks. The video, recorded in January this year, displays the African Grey Parrot first turning a wheel and eliminating it, before employing its beak to pull a bolt and remove a padlock. When it finally unlocks the cage, the intelligent parrot is rewarded with some food. "One of the brightest African Greys in the world," the filmer later wrote online.