A parrot called Leonard who can imitate Doctor Who baddies the Daleks has been returned to his owners after going missing for four days.
Maya Brandt and Ian Chaney said they were “frantic” after the African grey flew out of a window of their workshop in Easton, Bristol.
Read full story at BBC News UK
Cockatoo stuck after high-speed collision
A gang-gang cockatoo has been hailed as the “luckiest bird alive” after it collided and got stuck on a car travelling at 80km/h and escaped serious injury.
The bird slammed into the front of Caroline Brown’s sedan yesterday afternoon at Berwick, in Melbourne’s south-east.
Ms Brown was amazed to find the red-crested gang-gang trapped but still alive near the air intake, its wings and head poking out.
Read full story at Ninemsn.com.au
Alex the African Grey of Irene Pepperberg and subject of numerous experiments on animal intelligence has passed away on September 7th, cause is currently unknown. Alex was reported to be in fine health a few days prior.
A German national is due to return to a Dominican court on Monday charged with killing a Sisserou Parrot, one of the island’s endangered national birds.
Read the full story at RadioJamaica.com
If you’ve seen the movie (or read the book), you will be pleased to learn that the city of San Francisco has assumed responsibility for the trees around Telegraph Hill to ensure the parrots will continue to live there.
Read the full story at SignOnSanDiego.com
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