Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 17:09 
Helpful: Bosun the parrot hangs out the washing for his owners Sharon and Reg Hill Household chores are a burden that most of us would happily put off for as long as possible.
Monday, January 9, 2012 at 12:00 
Foul-mouthed: It was hoped that Mr T would be used to promote the environment in schools and universities but he has been banned from going before schoolchildren until he learns to stop swearingIt was hoped that he would be used to promote the environment in schools and universities.
Ara chloropterus- Green-winged macaw | in Fun Sunday, October 16, 2011 at 14:40 
Peanut. Photo: MAARS and Susan DonohueNo bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings. -William Blake
It is usual and customary these days to forewarn with disclaimers such as "the following material contains scenes of a disturbing and violent nature" and "discretion is advised." What typically follows are scenes of violence and its victims. Yet you will see no such cautions posted in "pet" stores or zoos, for one plain and simple reason: caged animals are socially acceptable and culturally normative. Screaming parrots, pacing tigers, swaying stereotypic elephants, and orcas with vacant eyes pressed to the glass aquarium wall [1] are not considered harmful to eyes and minds of children or others. Bars, glass, and other barriers behind which wildlife are interred are portrayed as only slight alterations of an animal's natural habitat and history. [2]
Friday, September 5, 2008 at 13:55 
A PARROT was left speechless when a traffic warden gave him a parking ticket on a busy Liverpool street.
The colourful bird looked nonplussed when the official slapped a penalty notice on his vehicle’s windscreen.
The parrot had been left alone in the front seat of a white van left outside 62 Castle Street hotel, in Liverpool city centre.
Ara chloropterus- Green-winged macaw | in Fun Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 8:20 Today we received a wonderful video from Carlos Esteban Lara Vásquez who studies the macaws of Medellin for us. The video was gracefully made available by Carolina Gomez. In the video you can see 5 macaws enjoying some fruit in a tree (Spathodea campanulata) after which they take flight. From the flight pattern you could deduct that their is one pair of Scarlet macaws (Ara macao). These are the birds that fly parallel and synchronised to each other. They are more loosely followed by what might be their offspring. This supports the notion that the macaws have been successfully reproducing within the city habitat. The two other birds are more loosely associated. One of the birds is a green-winged macaw (Ara chloroptera). The first of its kind to be recorded in Medellin!