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Meet the Brooklyn Heights parrot who sings disco in the shower and survived a serious health scare * Brooklyn Paper

A Brooklyn Heights eclectus parrot, Roxy, was honored for resilience after a serious medical crisis and continues joyful music-filled shower routines.

fromPsychology Today

5 months ago

Why We Dance

Congregate a group of humans in a room, turn on some music with a catchy beat, and you can bet that a sizable chunk of them will start to groove in one way or another. We are irresistibly drawn to move in sync when we hear music. Why? It turns out that our ability to dance to music may be intimately connected to something seemingly unrelated: our capacity for complex speech.

Music

Environment

fromwww.theguardian.com

5 months ago

These parrots came to Los Angeles as pets then went wild. Now scientists are unlocking their mysteries

Free-flying parrots thrive and remain elusive in Pasadena’s urban environment, capitalizing on verdant vegetation and Los Angeles' moderate climate.

Science

fromPsychology Today

7 months ago

Macaws and the Origins of Social Learning

Blue-throated macaws learn rare gestures through third-party imitation, acquiring behaviors faster and more accurately, indicating parrots possess capacity for social learning and cultural transmission.

fromMiami Herald

9 months ago

Could the Jungle Island parrots return to their old home? Talk has started

As many as 50 parrots could be returning to their original home as the Miami theme park Jungle Island and Pinecrest leaders explore the possibility of moving the birds south from Watson Island.

Miami

Pets

fromNBC New York

10 months ago

Laundromat parrots together for decades torn apart by Brooklyn thief

A thief stole Lindo, a beloved parrot, from a laundromat in Park Slope, causing community outrage.

Pets

fromGameSpot

1 year ago

How To Find And Tame Minecraft Parrots

Parrots in Minecraft can be found and tamed easily, providing companionship and entertainment, though their noises may become distracting.

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