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Hatebeak's last album was released in 2007. But given how long African Grey's live, I'm holding out for a reunion "tour" in the next couple of decades.
In the parrot world, respected avian trainers and parrot behaviorists have long challenged the notion that the concept of "dominance" or "alpha status" makes much sense with birds. Trying to dominate a prey animal is just a bad strategy. Parrots don't have the same social structures or psychologies as dogs, who are predators and pack animals -- that's been part of the argument about separating out bird training approaches from old-fashioned dog training strategies.
It turns out that dogs aren't like dogs either. At least what we think is true about dogs turns out to be pretty outdated thinking, as well. To be fair, even modern dog trainers use positive reinforcement training and don't try to train canines through intimidation and force anymore. And while many in the public are starting to warm to the idea of training based on positive reinforcement, most people still hold on to the idea that dogs do have a dominance-based mentality in their social interactions.
Watch this video from the PBS program "Through a Dog's Eyes" to learn where the dominance myth comes from:
Finches have very different needs than parrots, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t give careful thought to providing a great cage environment for these small birds. Though they might not be as large or playful as parrots, they do need a lot of room (none of those awful decorative cages that hang in the corner, [...]
Cape Parrots are largest of the Poicephalus family of parrots, native to Africa. They are a short-tailed species with distinctive, large beaks. Size-wise, they could be considered similar to the African Grey parrot, although they don’t resemble each other. If you have a Cape parrot or are considering buying a cape, we encourage you to [...]
So this is now a thing… Angry Bird-themed pet toys With the success of Rovio’s Angry Birds game, the popularity of the merch was inevitable. Now your pets can join the fun of flinging Angry Bird toys across the living room with a variety of Rovio-licensed cat and dog toys, including plush chew toys, pull [...]
An oldie but goodie: How to prepare Thanksgiving Dinner with your parrot. You’ll need: 1 Turkey Mashed potatoes/gravy Corn Pudding Cranberry Sauce Green Beans Hot Rolls Stuffing Relish tray Sweet Potatoes Pumpkin pie/whipped cream Hot Coffee Grab a cup of coffee and follow the directions below the jump. It is going to be a long [...]
Here’s fun commercial featuring a gorgeous macaw… who wants to go to doggy daycare. Your bird doesn’t have to think he’s a dog to learn to fetch though. Teaching a parrot to retrieve is easy with clicker training. Learn more about parrot training and parrot training props.
If you think that animals evaluate potential mates solely on physical characteristics… you probably have a pretty clinical view of life. Most of us probably suspect that personality plays some factor, but now there’s a scientific study that shows clear evidence that zebra finches, at least, do consider “personality” when choosing mates; more specifically, female finches prefer [...]
It is critical that cockatoos have large cages that provide lots of room to move and a variety of enrichment opportunities. Check out these tips and examples of cages appropriate for cockatoos, along with ideas for cage setups and layouts.
It’s time for another weekly parrot news round-up! Good Bird Inc: Parrots and Stress Bars Marnie (who rose to fame on Cute Overload) has his own website Tarantino sues neighbour over ‘blood-curdling’ noise of pet parrots Bird lovers lobby for (Quaker) parrots Rebecca O’Connor gets ready to write a parrot training book A reminder about [...]
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