Your perch or mine? Transylvania professor asks what makes cockatiels fall in love

What makes a harmonious pair of Cockatiels? Image by Jim Bendon.Transylvania University biology professor Becky Fox came up with a sort of “eHarmony for parrots” when she discovered how cockatiels’ personality types predicted long-term compatibility. She’ll share the results in an upcoming issue of the journal Zoo Biology. “It’s my hope that some zoos that are managing birds in captivity might find this kind of thing useful,” Fox said.

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Westmoreland judge orders state to return parakeet to owner

Gizmo will be reunited with Faith Good. Picture by Nick TrippeGizmo the monk parakeet is coming back to where he once belonged.

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Govt 'hell-bent on killing off our native species'

Kea on Mount Cook. Image by Neville10The Government seems hell-bent on sounding the death knell for the kea, New Zealand’s beloved mountain parrot, and other birds and insects, says New Zealand First.

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Parakeets enjoy spot of lunch in balmy Bishopbriggs

VISITORS: Parakeets are feeding in Steve Inch's garden.It is usually a safe haven for blue tits, bullfinches and other common Scottish birds that do not fly south for the winter.

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Kea-resistance effort on pellets

The Department of Conservation says kea, more so than other native birds, are likely to gobble up poisoned pellets. Photo by Stephen Jaquiery.The Department of Conservation is planning to upset the stomachs of kea that scavenge for food from tourists - a move designed to save the birds' lives.

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