African grey parrots are the best known for this. Every December in London, the National Cage and Aviary Bird Show tries to find the best "talking" bird in the world. One bird named Prudle stood out among the "talking birds". She won this prize for 12 years from 1965 to 1976. Pru...
Large hookbill parrots(macaws, African grey parrots) Lorikeets Theoldest known parrotwas a blue-and-gold macaw named Charlie, who was at least 114 years old at the time of their death. While Charlie was truly an anomaly, birds reaching advanced ages may be possible if the parrot receives ...
African Grey Parrots Amazons Budgies Indian Ringnecks Quaker Parrots Fear of the All-mighty Beak OK, the truth is if it has a beak it will likely bite at some point. Biting is largely a learned behavior in parrots and it more often arises out of frustration on our bird's part when we...
African grey parrots, for instance, generally live 50 to 70 years. Horses usually live about 25 years, Bressant-Kibwe says, “but I know of one who lived past 50.” Some tortoises have been known to live more than 150 years.Pet trusts also are advisable for people with exotic pets, ...
Dr Franck Péron, from the University of Lincoln conducted a study where he took a pair ofAfrican grey parrots(Psittacus erithacus) and played different types of music and recorded their involvement in the music. Both parrots bobbed their heads up and down and “danced” to different types ...
We saw big flocks of Orange-winged Parrots on route … Birds seen included Black-tailed Tityra … … and Green-backed Trogon (although in my photos the back looks more blue than green). Our next location was the Rock View Lodge at Annai, run by an eccentric Englishman called Colin. Our...