In a room of attentive listeners, the lecturer was periodically interrupted by “What are you doing there?” coming from a gray parrot perched on an owner’s shoulder. Parrot lovers and their pets ...
Parrots are highly intelligent animals that love to share their knowledge with the world. Your pet parrot may talk, sing, dance or comment on its surroundings when the mood strikess—yet many pet ...
Providing sufficient enrichment is the key to a blissful bird. Dr. Valli Parthasarathy of Synergy Behavior Solutions in Northwest Portland is now offering home consultations to help address avian ...
Do you want to teach your African grey to talk, get tips on building a free-flight aviary or shop for a stained-glass portrait of a ruby macaw? Check out the 10th annual Parrot Festival sponsored by ...
According to a recent study conducted by the University of Glasgow and Northeastern University, video calls with other parrots helped reduce isolation and boredom in pet parrots. The study, which ...
PARROTS ARE likely the most misunderstood of all companion animals. This is partly because they are genetically wild even if domestically bred, and handfed when young. Parrots are adventurous and ...
Behavior and behavior-associated issues are an important part of psittacine medicine. However, many veterinarians have an approach to parrots from the basics of handling and restraint to their ...
T’Challa, in a rare moment of camera-shyness. Photo: Bravo Typically living between 40 and 50 years, gray parrots are one of the most intelligent animals. And while a lot of parrots can mimic other ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. An experiment with eight African grey parrots shows the birds are intrinsically motivated to help one another like humans. The parrots, famed for ...