When you think about adopting a bird, budgies and cockatiels are often the first species that spring to mind – but did you ...

Whether a pet budgie or cockatoo, birds are not naturally aggressive. When they suddenly bite or shriek, they’re trying to ...

African gray parrots will help other members of their species in need, the first time such charitable behavior has been documented among birds. “Parrots had not been tested yet,” says Brucks ...

The Dracula parrot is the sole member of the Psittrichasinae subfamily of Indian Ocean island parrots – a sign that it is unique even among its own kind. To give you an idea of just how unique it is, ...

A driver had the most anxious car journey of his life after a snake slithered into his vehicle. Gareth Bowen spotted the slippery customer as he returned from shopping in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, on ...

A pair of "beautiful" pet parrots has been barred from Australia due to biosecurity risks, despite the owner's appeal and concerns they will "die" from depression.

“You have big teeth. I have tiny fingers,” Martinez said to “Mr. Gator.” The handoff lasted about 30 seconds and concluded with Martinez screaming as the alligator whipped around in his hands.

As always with such a bizarre story, however, Humboldt’s encounter with the parrot that saved a language from extinction is often dismissed as nothing more than linguistic legend—even the ...

Hong Kong’s popular restaurant operator King Parrot Group has closed nine eateries, reportedly owing staff more than HKD1 million (US$127,000), having scaled down its operations in recent years. The ...

Staff affected by the sudden closure of nine eateries operated by King Parrot Group, a 33-year-old restaurant chain in Hong Kong, will go to the Labour Department on Monday to file claims for ...

Parrots are more likely to be spotted walking the plank than walking down the ready meals aisle of a major supermarket - but that was the scene that greeted one stunned Tesco shopper.