Get more: Mathie Nov 18, 2009
Where do senior-citizen cockatoos go to retire. Tags. (WLS, IL)
Time to take in hand birds in the bush Nov 5, 2009
Momentarily distracted from their coffee and chit-chat, patrons gazed up to see a large flock of yellow-tailed black cockatoos heading north, using Lygon Street like an electromagnetic wave guide ... The cockatoos, pied currawongs, powerful owls and others that have migrated to the city represent a first wave of ''climate change refugees. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Good Pet Parrots for Apartments Oct 26, 2009
Like their larger counterparts, cockatoos, they are cuddly and have powdery feathers, making them a good choice for people who want to handle their bird often but a poor choice for people suffering from dust allergies. Cockatiels live up to twenty years, making them a long term commitment. (Suite101.com)
Farewell Kazzy Sep 30, 2009
She fit right in with their cadre of mostly special-need and rescued animals, including ZZ Top, the zebra-donkey hybrid; Hump-free the one humped camel, who is also trained for therapy visits; Muppet, a miniature horse; Kingsley, an exotic African Savannah cat; an emu and dozens of large parrots including cockatoos and macaws, to name only a few. "I had heard that a camel from Cornell University had been trained for therapy purposes and my Mom was in a care home not responding to anything unless... (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Deer Forest for sale - as a whole or in pieces (439) Sep 14, 2009
Live animals for sale will include deer, horses, ponies, cows, an alpaca, llamas, potbelly pigs, a cougar, bobcats, sheep, goats, peacocks, pheasants, cockatoos and parrots. Seventeen separate, smaller parcels of land will also be sold. (The Herald-Palladium)
Tatu to stay a little bit longer Sep 5, 2009
The deer breeder, Mohamed Akbar Chi- raghdin, 49, has been charged with five counts of illegally possessing a baby orang utan and seven exotic cockatoos. He was charged under the Section 65 of the Wildlife Protection Act, which carries a fine of not more than RM6,000 or six years jail or both. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Animals that favor one side of brain fare better Sep 4, 2009
Brown and Magat, however, focused their research on several different types of Australian birds, such as gang-gangs, sulphur-crested cockatoos and Australian king parrots. All of the birds participated in two tests designed to test their cerebral lateralization, meaning how strongly each bird preferentially processes information using either hemisphere of the brain. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Free Things To Do In Las Vegas Aug 19, 2009
Shows are Friday through Sunday from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p. m. Be entertained by eagles, cockatoos, owls, and macaws while learning more about these marvelous birds. Free Show At Caesars Palace In Las Vegas. (Suite101.com)
Flying the man's-best-friendly skies Jul 28, 2009
Mostly cats with a couple of cockatoos and a guinea pig, she replied. Should be interesting, the captain said. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
A holiday in hog heaven Jul 20, 2009
" "Strathburn abounds with waterholes, wetlands and wildlife, including barramundi, brolgas, brumbies, crocodiles, gliders, jabiru, jacana, palm cockatoos, saratoga, sea eagles, scrub bulls and wild pigs. " We hope Robertson's simply not a bird watcher. Dropped change It's not easy keeping up to date with all the readies that flow into an account when things are going well. So we were taken by one name in the latest list of forgetful bods the corporate plod has outed who have not claimed money... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Matt Fritz / For The Herald-Palladium Debbie DeBiak kisses one of her parrots at the Loving Hands shelter in Bridgman. Jul 13, 2009
Parakeets and cockatoos nestle up lovingly to their human hosts, large macaws climb over ladders to follow new and potentially exciting visitors, and almost every animal shouts greetings in near perfect English ... "It has to be the right person for the bigger birds (like the cockatoos and macaws)." ... "Having a large bird is like having a 6-year-old child with you all the time for 80 years," she said, explaining that the macaws and cockatoos can live 50 to 80 years and the parakeets 15 to 20... (The Herald-Palladium)
A star exhibit Jul 5, 2009
Sugar gliders, yellow-bellied gliders, feathertail gliders, greater gliders, mountain brush-tail possums, antechinus, about 10 types of bats, cockatoos, owlet night jars, powerful, sooty and boobook owls, parrots and kookaburras all compete for shelter. Spiders such as huntsman and wolf spiders, centipedes and other creepies live under the bark or munch on leaves. (The Age, Australia -- Features)
Illegal wildlife traders rake in RM100mil in 3 months Jun 1, 2009
Among the animals and animal-parts confiscated were Bengali tigers, African elephants, black panthers, Malayan sunbears, blood pythons, clouded monitor lizards, civet cats, Sumatran tigers, exotic birds, parrots, cockatoos, leopards, boars, owls and monkeys. On January 9, the Malaysian police in Penang had a standoff with 12 men during a hostage drama after a wildlife trade went sour. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
The Parrots And People Paradox May 7, 2009
But, when it comes to pets, most people don't realize that parrots can, do, and given the species, should (like amazons, cockatoos, greys, and macaws) live as long as Dom did. I have 4 conures. (CBS News)
Not just us: Cockatoos have rhythm too May 1, 2009
Globe and Mail Update. April 30, 2009 at 12:03 PM EDT. (Globe and Mail)
Wildlife rescue neglect - 28 animals seized Apr 28, 2009
The owner of the facility, Vivian Singer, 47, of Kerwood currently faces 11 counts of animal cruelty under the Criminal Code of Canada following the removal of 18 animals, including one lion, eight dogs, six cats, two cockatoos and one turtle, from the same property in November, 2006. Charges include eight counts for failing to provide suitable and adequate food, water, care and medical attention to eight dogs and one lion; two counts for failing to provide suitable and adequate care to six cats... (Pet-Abuse.com)
Nature, Human and Otherwise: All happening at the zoo Apr 11, 2009
And the Outback Trail has emus, kangaroos, kookaburras, cockatoos and black swans. Bird s World and Butterfly Landing round out the offerings. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Parrot rescue gives birds second chance Apr 5, 2009
"This is the therapy session,"Apple says as macaws, Amazons and cockatoos call, flutter and squawk. She has owned birds for 30 years, and the sanctuary has been official for about a year. (Florida Today)
Big Wheel In The Outback Apr 5, 2009
The Murray is the ultimate lazy river, a 100-million-year-old ribbon of green that winds 1,470 miles through South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales, passing farms, Aboriginal homelands, red gum forests, holiday cottages, arid scrub and towering ochre-colored limestone cliffs festooned with snow-white cockatoos ... Throughout the walls, the Swiss-cheese holes are castles to sulfur-crested cockatoos, an exotic bird that's a little too common for vineyard owners (they eat the grapes) and... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Former US fireman learns to talk again, thanks to his parrots Mar 3, 2009
He has turned his home into a refuge for abandoned or mistreated birds, and is currently looking after more than 70 including macaws, cockatoos, African greys and other parrots. Volunteers help Brian Wilson run his bird refuge. (BBC News -- Americas)
Timeless tale with extra bite Feb 28, 2009
She shares her place with nine chooks, a rooster and two chicks, two noisy mynahs, 13 pigeons, two sulphur-crested cockatoos, a magpie, a rosella, a rainbow lorikeet, two galahs, two dogs, a cat and a horse. "I also have a son," she says dryly. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Survivors' relief and anguish Feb 8, 2009
Parrots and cockatoos in Marysville, before the fires. Photo: Paul Graham. (BBC News)
Nature in Gregory National Park Feb 8, 2009
Along the rivers you may see flying foxes, egrets, darters, cormorants, cockatoos and corellas. More elusive are water rats, kingfishers, tree snakes, monitors, dingoes and wallabies. (Suite101.com)
