Did pirates actually have parrots as pets or hooks for hands? Author of "The Republic of Pirates," Colin Woodard explains. Following is a transcript from the video. Colin Woodard: I think the ...

With all the care and preparation required, the birds still make great pets, Baldwin said. A parakeet isn't the only species of parrot. Baldwin said there are numerous types, with the African grays, ...

The research, published March 19 in the journal Nature, suggests parrots (and specifically parakeets) could be a model for ...

With all the care and preparation required, the birds still make great pets, Baldwin said ... She recommended homes with small children to get larger parrots like cockatoos and macaws as smaller ...

PHOTOGRAPHED AT LORO PARQUE FUNDACIÓN, CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN The demand for pets, coupled with deforestation and habitat loss, is the primary driver of parrots’ imperiled status. All but four ...

They are beautiful and intelligent, and as pets ... small space. Although there are different species of lovebirds, they all belong to the Agapornis genus. Because lovebirds are parrots ...

When it comes to speech, parrots have the gift of gab. And the way the brains of small parrots known as budgerigars bestow this gift is remarkably similar to human speech, researchers report March ...