Stephen Fry and zoologist Mark Carwardine head to the ends of the earth in search of animals on the edge of extinction.
In New Zealand the travellers make their way through one of the most dramatic landscapes in the world. They are on a journey to find the last remaining kakapo, a fat, flightless parrot which, when threatened with attack, adopts a strategy of standing very still indeed. LINK: Youtube
Showing posts with label Parrot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Parrot. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Shagged by a rare parrot - Last Chance To See - BBC Two
Monday, September 27, 2010
The African Grey Parrot "close up"
The African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) is a medium-sized parrot endemic to primary and secondary rainforest of West and Central Africa. Experts regard it as one of the most intelligent birds. They feed primarily on palm nuts, seeds, fruits, leafy matter, and have even been observed eating snails. Their overall gentle nature and their inclination and ability to mimic speech have made them popular pets. This has led many to be captured from the wild and sold into the pet trade. The African Grey Parrot is listed on CITES appendix II, which restricts trade of wild caught species, because wild populations can not sustain trapping for the pet trade. (Information taken from wikipedia). Via: Youtube
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Tui the African Grey has a Tantrum
Even with the best of intentions, you make mistakes with your pets. This guy found out. LINK: Youtube
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Parrots teach man to speak again
Brian Wilson, from Damascus, Maryland, suffered life-threatening injuries in the accidnet 14 years ago. He also lost his ability to speak.
But he now claims that the chatter of pet parrots confounded the bleak outlook of doctors, who were convinced that he would spend the rest of his life in bed at a nursing home.
"Two birds taught me to talk again," he said. "I had such a bad head injury I was never supposed to talk any more than a two-year-old."
But two of the birds that he had had as pets since he was a child "just kept talking to me and talking to me". LINK
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Friday, July 18, 2008
Talking Grey African Parrot
Friday, February 15, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Sunday, November 18, 2007
"Parrot Dancing Part 1 & 2 " (Snowball the Cockatoo)
This is a video of a medium sulphur crested Eleanora cockatoo named Snowball living at the Bird Lovers Only Rescue in Schererville, Indiana.
Snowball loves the Back Street boys and has taught himself to dance to their song "Everybody."
"Snowball doesn't dance unless he's inspired. Huey Lewis and the News came on the radio a few days ago and we noticed him doing a slightly different dance. So we found the CD for this song and decided to let the video roll. Towards the end of the clip, Snowball twirls his head repeatedly to the instrumental part of the song. It looks as even Snowball can get dizzy if he keeps that up for too long! Shake it off, Snowball!" LINK
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