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In the News (Sun 6 Jul 08)

  
  AFRICAN GREY PARROT.
AFRICAN GREY PARROT - Congo african gray parrots are very common and are one of the most popular and most frequently bred parrots in the United States.
Congo african gray parrots are very playful and are easily bored, so they should always be provided with toys – especially wooden blocks or other objects they can chew on – and branches from non-toxic trees.
African greys love peanuts, but they should be shelled before you give them to your bird as they are often contaminated with Aspergillus fungus, which can lead to aspergillosis, a respiratory disease.
ottweet.com /parrot_breeder_african_grey_parrot.htm   (677 words)

  
 ANIMAL BYTES - African Gray Parrot
The African gray parrot is monogamous, nesting solitarily in a tree with a hole for her eggs.
The African gray is considered to be one of the most accomplished mimics.
Unfortunately, the African gray parrot has become popular in the pet trade due to their attractive colors and unbelievable talent to mimic sounds and words.
www.seaworld.org /animal-info/animal-bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/chordata/craniata/aves/psittaciformes/african-gray-parrot.htm   (398 words)

  
 Macaw | African Gray Parrots
Macaws and African Gray parrots, not to discount the abilities of other parrots are capable of mimicking your voice and even learning hundreds of combinations of words and even formulating sentences.
On average, your parrot may start talking during their first year, and occasionally some say a couple of words before they are 4 months old.
Parrots are highly intelligent birds with a heightened sense of values and loyalties.
www.parrotlogic.com   (738 words)

  
 Animals: Birds African Gray Parrot
An African gray parrot's eyes have a clear yellow iris.
African gray parrots live in Africa from Sierra Leone to the Ivory Coast, east to the Congo River basin, western Kenya, northwestern Tanzania and south to south-central Zaire.
Like all parrots, African grays are zygodactyl; their two outer toes point backwards and their two inner toes point forward.
www.philadelphiazoo.org /index.php?id=3_1_4_4   (471 words)

  
 African Gray Parrot
If it so happens that African Gray parrots are found living in situations that are dangerous for their mental or physical health, the Parrot Rehabilitation Society tries to find new homes for them.
African Gray parrots aren't an endangered species, but they are threatened by habitat destruction, which is disappearing at an alarming rate.
African grey parrot breeding is done with great care by breeders that have provided the birds with aviaries.
www.african-gray-parrots.com /african-gray-parrots-conservation.htm   (470 words)

  
 Elmwood Park Zoo >> African Gray Parrot
Gray parrots are found in the lowland rainforest and savannah regions of Central and Western Africa.
Gray parrots, like most other parrots, feed on fruits and nuts that are available to them.
Grays are believed to posses intelligence that rivals that of a 3-5 year old human.
www.elmwoodparkzoo.org /animals/animalProfiles/birds/grayParrot.html   (251 words)

  
 African grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) - picture and info
The African grey parrot's special markings are the grey plummage, full of nuances, the contrasting red tail feathers and the naked white field around the eyes.
African grey parrots often fly at high altitudes, their flight is rapid and straight.
African grey parrots, which are raised by their parents under relativ natural conditions, are quite timid and mostly don't lose this natural timidness towards man for many years.
magazine.naturspot.de /text/african-grey.html   (567 words)

  
 african gray parrot macaw parrot parrot bird   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
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parrot.gremlister.com /african-gray-parrot   (1456 words)

  
 washingtonpost.com: Loulou Flew Coop, So Pet Owners Sued
Whether these two parrots are in fact the same parrot -- an 11-year-old African gray whose ample repertoire of vocal tricks includes whistling the theme song to "The Andy Griffith Show" and uttering the phrase "Daddy's gotta go to work" -- may be decided in a D.C. courtroom.
"This is the first African gray parrot case I've ever dealt with," said Taylor, 65, whose normal investigatory work has him on the lookout for dogs and cats that are being abused.
Parrot experts say is it almost impossible that two African grays would have precisely the same vocabulary.
www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A45102-2003Oct4?language=printer   (1398 words)

  
 An African gray parrot in the house
The parrot family is a large, diverse one, spreading from Africa to the Americas and on to Australia, with a wide range of sizes, colors, and talking abilities.
Alex, a Congo African gray, has offered evidence that, unnatural as speech is for a bird, parrots do understand what they are saying.
Just as in the wild, the flock is held together by an almost mystical kind of empathy, so in the house a parrot tunes in to the emotions of his featherless flock-mates and to the energy and stimuli in their surroundings.
www.peanut.org /mike/text/dory.htm   (3741 words)

  
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Known for its wonderful character, the African Gray parrot is also one of the most preferred species for possessing an admirable combination of high intelligence and extraordinary charm.
Generally, African Gray parrots live from 25 to 50 years depending on the history of the bird, lifestyle, stress factors, diseases, and other aspect that may affect its lifespan.
When it comes to intelligence, this parrot specie is considered as an extremely intelligent bird because of its ability to talk or mimic different sounds and noises and for having a unique capacity for putting their words and sounds into the right context.
interpret.co.za /html/art/1505.php   (611 words)

  
 Congo African Gray Parrot
The congo african gray parrot aviary will usually have pictures available upon request.
Their eye area is of bare white skin, their beak is solid fl, and their bright red tail is the finishing touches to this magnificent bird.
The young have dark gray tips on their tail feathers and are known as the "Red Tailed”.
www.gotpetsonline.com /congo-african-grey-parrot/bird-breeders/congo-african-gray-parrot.html   (203 words)

  
 Magnet: African Gray Parrot
The refrigerator will never be the same with this special African Gray Parrot magnet attached.
Uniquely designed, this hand painted African Gray Parrot magnet is made from durable stone resin.
Approximate size on our three dimensional African Gray Parrot magnet is 2 x 2 inches.
www.animalden.com /6280.html   (99 words)

  
 African Grey Parrot,African Gray Parrots
Those who are not paid much attention speak well while those african grey parrots who are allowed out of their cages or handled well may not speak at all.
The african grey parrot is a notorious feather plucker.
Screaming african grey parrots can often be distracted from their yelling by flying them on your finger, or taking them for a walk around the house.
www.pet-parrots.com /Parrots/african-grey-parrot.html   (334 words)

  
 African Gray Parrots   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
A subspecies, the Timneh Gray Parrot, is occasionally seen, this bird is dark-gray with less red.
All parakeets and parrots should be examined by a qualified AVIAN vet at least once a year or ASAP if any bleeding, injuries, or other signs are noted.
All parrakeets and parrots have very sensitive respiratory systems and should not be exposed to cigarette smoke, aerosols, harsh cleaning products, or other toxic fumes.
www.avidpets.com /Parrots/african-gray-parrot.htm   (906 words)

  
 Does Alex, an African Gray parrot, think?
Alex the parrot is urged to count objects by Dr. Irene Pepperberg of the University of Arizona.
Parrots, of course, are famous mimics, and some parrots have bigger vocabularies than Alex.
As far as she knew, he had no particular pedigree, and she is not even sure whether he is particularly smart in relation to other parrots.
www.123compute.net /dreaming/knocking/alex.html   (1828 words)

  
 You and Your African Grey, By Jane Hallander
African Greys have a hefty reputation, often causing people to place a lot expectation on their eventual performance.
African Greys who are emotionally abused by someone who bangs on their cage or routinely squirts them in the face with a spray bottle for discipline may pluck.
If you understand and treat them as the geniuses in the parrot world that they are, but still realize they are wild birds only a few generations removed from their wild origins, you will have a lifetime parrot partner.
www.wingscc.com /aps/ag1.htm   (1424 words)

  
 African Grey Parrot
Described as the perfect combination of brains and beauty, the African Grey is one of the more popular parrots kept by the aviculturist.
African Greys are probably best known for their amazing ability to mimic not only the human voice but also an impressive array of environmental sounds.
Even if your African Grey only maintains a handful of words in her vocabulary, it is certain you will share an entertaining and interactive life with one of these very special members of the parrot family.
www.peteducation.com /article.cfm?cls=15&cat=1840&articleid=2268   (418 words)

  
 The Bald Heretic » African Gray Parrot
Entry Filed under: General, Dooley, African Gray Parrot, Timneh, Mr.
African Gray parrots are sustained on a steady diet of french fries which grow wild and plentiful in the deepest jungles of Africa.
Another little known fact about African Gray parrots is that every winter they migrate to Antarctica to feed on life sustaining ice collected from the glaciers.
www.baldheretic.com /category/african-gray-parrot   (2069 words)

  
 hercules fairbank the african grey parrot from the uk
I am an african grey parrot but I was hatched in the UK and went to live with Paul when I was 6 months old.
The parrot demanded to know what he was doing and when Meyer explained, the parrot wanted some too.
The parrot perched on Meyer's shoulder as one prayer and song passed - Meyer heard not a peep from the bird.
members.tripod.com /Paul_Fairbank/hercules.html   (1123 words)

  
 African Grey Info - Parrot, Cockatoos....See Funny Video With Talking African Gray
Alex have shown that these parrots are capable of using human words with their human meanings, at least to some extent.
When African Greys are kept as pets they have special needs due to their incredible intelligence.
Wealthy Roman families often kept parrots in ornate cages, and parrots were prized for their ability to talk.
www.parrotsite.com /african-grey.html   (458 words)

  
 African Grey Parrot Books
Bobbi Brinker shares her knowledge and experience with African greys in all of the areas that are important for the pet owner and for the breeder.
And remember, greys (parrots) have only been domesticated two generations which still leaves the tag of wild for quite some time (way beyond our lifetimes), so we will always be learning and adapting new techniques, finding diseases (and hopefully proper vaccinations in the future, etc., etc.).
Her evidence stands up to the closest scrutiny, and Alex the parrot turns out to have cognitive abilities that were not even suspected before Pepperberg began her work.
www.parrothouse.com /books/africangrey.html   (924 words)

  
 African Gray Parrot Printout- EnchantedLearning.com
The African Gray Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) is a very talkative, intelligent, and sensitive bird.
The African Gray Parrot has a life span of up to 50 to 65 years.
These parrots have gray feathers, white patches around the eyes, and red tail feathers.
www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/birds/printouts/Grayparrotprintout.shtml   (281 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: African Grey Parrots: Books: Maggie Wright,Margaret T. Wright   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Maggie is obviously a very dedicated lover of African Gray parrots, and has not only done her own in depth observations but has also done a lot of homework and researched everything a pet owner would need to know.
Most of the books on parrots that petstores sell are ridiculous descriptive essays without the in-depth information you need to know to deal with real life situations.
Maggie is obviously a dedicated lover of African Gray parrots, and has not only done her own in depth observations but has also researched everything a pet owner would need to know.
www.amazon.ca /African-Grey-Parrots-Maggie-Wright/dp/0764110357   (1153 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - 'Psychic' parrot expected to ruffle scientific feathers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The parrot's telepathic skills may be controversial, but Broom says N'Kisi's communicative abilities are "extremely impressive," perhaps surpassing the capabilities of those studied by Irene Pepperberg, a visiting associate professor at MIT and author of a 1999 seminal work, The Alex Studies: Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots.
Pepperberg's 20 years of research shows gray parrots are capable of more than mimicry.
If we find that your parrot is able to regularly demonstrate potentially telepathic behavior, this log will help us to determine how to design simple experiments that you could perform with your pet, which could reproduce these phenomena in controlled conditions.
www.usatoday.com /life/2001-02-12-parrot.htm   (1007 words)

  
 All Headline News - African Gray Parrot Grasps Zero Concept - January 28, 2007
Boston, Massachusetts (AHN) - Alex, a 28-year-old African gray parrot, responds "none" when he sees there are no items on a tray, which is usually stocked with objects.
Although his brain is the size of a walnut, scientists say Alex's ability to understand the concept of zero is amazing, as humans do not typically grasp it until the age of 3 or 4.
AHN shall not be liable of delays, errors or omissions in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.
www.allheadlinenews.com /cgi-bin/news/newsbrief.plx?id=2241858134&fa=1   (298 words)

  
 african grey parrot
A good parrot seed mix with minimal sun flower seeds along with a variety of foods including fruits, vegetables, and meats.
Timneh: Timnehs are smaller than congos, body feathers are dark gray, the tail is maroon, and the upper beak is partially peach colored.
Rambo a Ghana African Grey and Myah a Timneh African Grey
www.colossalrottweilers.com /africangreys.html   (541 words)

  
 Grey Parrot FAQ
Forshaw in his "Parrots of the World" states that "this subspecies is probably not distinct from erithacus".
Unfortunately, many poorly raised domestic hand-fed parrots are not encouraged to explore or accept change and become quite rigid in their routines.
Alex is a Congo African Grey parrot who is the subject of research conducted by Dr. Irene Pepperberg at the University of Arizona.
www.upatsix.com /faq/greyfaq.htm   (2426 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Parrot's oratory stuns scientists
The bird, a captive African grey called N'kisi, has a vocabulary of 950 words, and shows signs of a sense of humour.
Analysis showed the parrot had used appropriate keywords three times more often than would be likely by chance.
Alison Hales, of the World Parrot Trust, told BBC News Online: "N'kisi's amazing vocabulary and sense of humour should make everyone who has a pet parrot consider whether they are meeting its needs.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sci/tech/3430481.stm   (466 words)

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