This is the bizarre moment a boy pulled out his last baby tooth using his pet parrot. Video shows the young boy, from Foshan, China, holding the bird in his right hand and guiding it to his mouth. As he opens his mouth, the clever parrot precisely grabs hold of the wobbly tooth and swiftly … Read more
It’s nothing to squawk at. At least five people have died across Europe so far this year in a frightening outbreak of psittacosis — a respiratory bacterial infection better known as “parrot fever.” Four people have died in Denmark while one died in the Netherlands and dozens more have been hospitalized across Austria, Germany and … Read more
A pet parrot was reported missing — and then, in a shocking rescue, was found over 30 miles away from home. Pet owner Lorrett McCutcheon was stunned to see that her parrot Albert had managed to unlock his cage and escape from their home. McCutcheon, 53, is from Cumbernauld, Scotland. She said Albert was playing … Read more
A female Congo African grey parrot does not like its owner’s ailing father – and mocks the man’s chronic cough by making mimicking sounds. The rescue parrot’s name is Jack, although it’s a female – and the parrot apparently hates men, SWNS reported. Jack’s owner, Lorna Webb, has a dad who is suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). … Read more
Incredible security footage has captured the moment a shrieking pet parrot was able to scare off would-be thieves as they attempted to break into a Melbourne, Australia home on New Year’s Eve. The two-year-old macaw, named Versace, had been left alone inside the house in the city’s north as its owners enjoyed a night out … Read more
Meet a feathered fellow who is lighting up the internet with his verbal abilities and intelligence: Apollo, an African grey parrot. Apollo lives with his humans, Dalton Mason and Victoria Lacey, in St. Petersburg, Florida. He is 2-and-a-half years old, and has feathered family members as well as human ones; Mason and Lacey also own two white-bellied … Read more