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09/19/2022

09/06/2021

This is wonderful news!! Birds are meant to FLY however free-flight training should never be attempted without an experienced guide/trainer helping and teaching you. Doing this on your own, as a novice, puts your bird in danger.

Researchers at Texas A&M University are harnessing a training technique that owners of parrots have used for training in their homes for decades. The goal of the training by Aggie researchers i…

06/04/2021

https://www.sciencealert.com/eurasian-jays-are-not-fooled-by-the-same-magic-tricks-as-humans?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR3E3f040Jf8yYtXZ9_U03csfCVk2KWc-DQkdX85doSo4YbjwAsHnRKJqVk =1622598865

You can impress family members and friends with magic tricks, but you can also use them to study the differences in perception between animals and humans – and a new study highlights how Eurasian jays aren't quite as susceptible to sleight of hand

05/15/2021

Most toys provide multiple types of enrichment, including sensory (with a variety of textures, materials, colors, and shapes), manipulative, and nutritional enrichment (these toys contain hidden treats!). This owner was preparing toys for a 2-week vacation. What kind of vacation preparation have you needed for your birds? https://www.aav.org/blogpost/1778905/370141/Toys-Provide-Multi-sensory-Enrichment

11/11/2020

Even though it grows rapidly, normally aligned beaks in healthy birds rarely need to be trimmed provided your bird has plenty of toys to keep their beak in shape!

Did you know that the keratin layer of the beak (called the rhamphotheca) can grow at a rate of ¼- ½ inch per month? It is important to offer parrots a variety of options to chew in order to naturally wear down the beak and keep it well groomed. This can include options to climb and open food items (like shelled nuts in moderation), as well as offering a variety of destructible toys and natural perches.

02/27/2020

Mutual exclusivity in parrots: https://lafeber.com/pet-birds/inside-pepperbergs-lab-mutual-exclusivity-in-parrots-a-special-case-of-inference/?utm and https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2019/02/harvard-study-shows-parrots-can-pass-classic-test-of-intelligence/?utm
("Look what Griffin, an African grey parrot, is up to in Irene Pepperberg’s lab at Harvard university. That’s one smart parrot!”)