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Even though the berries of this sumac relative are vital for overwintering birds, such as yellow-rumped warblers and hermit ...
The parrots’ swings lie in the middle, the team found. Like gibbons, spider monkeys and humans with their arms, the birds are able to hang their entire weight on the beak-acting-as-a-limb.
Foul-mouthed parrots are unlikely stars at a British zoo The profane parrots please patrons, despite the staff's fears that visitors might be scandalized from hearing so much salty language from ...
These birds need to wash their mouths out with soap. A wildlife park in the UK conspired a new plan to stop their potty-mouthed parrots from cursing, telling zoo visitors to “f—k off ...
The bird we call 'Turkey' faces an identity crisis, known as 'Hindi' in Turkey, adding to its global naming confusion.
He really squawked to the cops. A parrot has been reunited with its owner three years after it was stolen in France — after shouting out its name to police. A vendor tried to sell the West Af… ...
Kākāpō are avid walkers, wandering on strong legs for miles at a time and hiking up mountains to find mates. They’re keen climbers too, clambering up New Zealand’s 65-foot-high rimu trees ...
The bird, a nonnative species whose population ballooned in the 1970s and 80s, became emblematic of Temple City, Calif.
Parrots are known to be chatty, social animals. But when they're kept as pets, they can get lonely. A group of scientists found that video chatting with other parrots helps them feel less so.
Parrots can work their way along branches by using their beaks to swing their body – a newly identified form of avian motion that has been dubbed “beakiation”.
A new study found that pet parrots enjoy video calling each other, providing them a sense of community.
A man was caught attempting to smuggle parrots into California after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers noticed 'unusual clothing bulges' around his ankles, authorities said.