December 08, 2008 — Filed in: Parrot News
DAVISON TOWNSHIP, Michigan—A curious dermatologist and a dead parrot have helped unlock the secrets of a virus that has eluded animal researchers for decades.
December 01, 2008 — Filed in: Parrot News
Alex & Me How a Scientist and a Parrot Uncovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence - and Formed a Deep Bond in the Process By Irene M. Pepperberg Illustrated. 232 pages. Collins. $23.95.
October 20, 2008 — Filed in: Parrot News
Feathers of the flightless kakapo are being flown around the world as part of a Massey biologist’s quest to understand the role of the critically endangered native parrot’s sense of smell and the power of male feather fragrance on breeding behaviour.
Source: Massey University
October 14, 2008 — Filed in: Conservation Parrot News
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 14 (UPI)—U.S. and Costa Rican scientists say their research suggests parrots—with more than 90 species facing extinction—might be more adaptable than thought.
Source: United Press International
October 14, 2008 — Filed in: Parrot News
MELBOURNE - A bright red parrot and a pale yellow parrot walk into a bar.
“Why so pale?” asks the red parrot.
“I haven’t had a drink in weeks,” says the yellow parrot.
A team of international scientists has spent the past five years investigating what makes some parrots crimson red, others pale yellow and others a splotchy orange-yellow.
Source: New Zealand Herald
October 11, 2008 — Filed in: Parrot News
According to Pliny’s “Natural History,” a raven who hailed the emperor Tiberius every morning became such a local hero that he was granted a funeral procession through the streets of Rome. In September 2007, an African gray parrot named Alex went out in even grander style. Obituaries and articles about the bird appeared in publications around the world, including The New York Times. But even before Alex was found dead in his cage at Brandeis University in Massachusetts, he had made his literary mark with a walk-on part in a novel, “Oryx and Crake,” by Margaret Atwood. Alex thereby joined the venerable, bizarre and surprisingly large club of talking parrots in literature.
October 09, 2008 — Filed in: Feral, Naturalized and City Parrots Parrot News
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October 02, 2008 — Filed in: Parrot News
Mira Tweti’s lorikeet is living the good life - ocean view, personal chef. Still, the owner advocates leaving such birds in the wild.
Source: Los Angeles Times By Carla Hall
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