7 facts about parrots 1. There are more than 350 parrot species. These include parakeets, macaws, cockatiels, and cockatoos. 2. The smallest parrot is the buff-faced pygmy parrot. It weighs around 10-15 grams and is around 8.5 centimetres long. The largest parrot is the hyacinth macaw, which measures 90-100 centimetres. 3. Parrots are long-lived. Kakapos can live for up to 95 years, scarlet macaws live for 40-50 years, and African grey parrots can live up to 50 years in the wild. 4. Parrots are sentient beings who communicate with one another through their tail feathers and voices. Some blush to show their emotions, and they can also mimic other animals, including humans. 5. Parrots are very clever. Researchers have shown that African greys have the cognitive skills of a five-year-old child. 6. African grey parrots fly several miles every day <https://www.worldanimalprotection.org/our-campaigns/past-campaigns/exotic-pets/> in the wild. When kept as pets, these beautiful creatures are often cruelly confined in small, caged spaces. 7. Parrots kept as pets often behave abnormally. They may pluck out their own feathers due to stress, boredom, and a lack of socialisation with other parrots.
Parrots are wild animals, not pets Many parrot species — including the grey parrot, the Amazon parrot, and the red-fronted macaw — are now endangered. In the wild, their habitats are increasingly threatened by deforestation, much of it driven by the expansion of large-scale agriculture and factory farming. As forests are cleared for animal feed crops and grazing land, parrots lose their homes and food sources. This sometimes forces them to forage in farmers’ fields, where they are often persecuted as pests. One of the greatest threats to parrots is the exotic pet trade <https://www.worldanimalprotection.org/latest/blogs/why-it-cruel-keep-wild-animals-pets/>. They are poached because of their beautiful appearance and, in the case of some species, like the African grey parrot, their ability to mimic human speech. Once taken from the wild, pet parrots are kept in cruel conditions. Their flight feathers are often chopped off to stop them from escaping. Many birds don’t survive captivity, or even the journey. 66% of African grey parrots <https://www.worldanimalprotection.org/latest/blogs/why-it-cruel-keep-wild-animals-pets/> die in transit. K Rajaram IRS 31525 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZorTvHKjVyCgOeVvR%3DN2FFhQjihTARvQGPCf43Ye_ZSdpg%40mail.gmail.com.
