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Police: Man Kills Parrot After Bite
Animals  (tags: parrot, murdered, cruelty, abuse, killing, humans, sadness )

Lone
- 43 days ago - billingsgazette.com
CASPER, Wyo. -- A 32-year-old Casper man who police say killed an African gray parrot after the bird bit him has been charged with animal cruelty
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The Parrots Who Play 'Cat and Mouse' With a Dog and a Horse
Animals  (tags: animals, animalwelfare, dogs, parrot, horse )

Maria
- 161 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Ava and Mio, both aged two, have become locally renowned for stalking their owner's dog and even playing with a horse from a nearby stable. The blue-and-yellow macaws like to fly together in unison looking for mischief.
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Cheeky Parrot Steals Tourist's Passport
Animals  (tags: animals, parrot, weird news, funny )

Maria
- 212 days ago - news.yahoo.com
WELLINGTON (AFP) - A cheeky New Zealand parrot -- perhaps with a desire to spread its wings further afield -- has pinched a Scottish man's passport in a bag snatch.
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Public Urged to Report Rare Parrot - Australia
Animals  (tags: australia, south australia, sa, parrot, rare, endangered, orange bellied parrot, extinct )

Chrissy
- 256 days ago - abc.net.au
The near-extinct orange-bellied parrot should start arriving on South Australia's south-east shores in the coming months. The bird is one of most endangered species on the planet - with only about 150 remaining.
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Parrot Called to Witness Stand in Custody Case
Animals  (tags: animals, animalwelfare, parrot, humans, protection )

Maria
- 262 days ago - zootoo.com
An African Grey parrot was called to the stand as a witness in a Florida court case on Monday. The 16-year-old bird is named Tequila, or Lucky, depending on who you talk to -- he was at the heart of an emotional custody dispute,
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Update on Hero Parrot:Red Cross Honors Hero Parrot 'Willie'
Animals  (tags: Parrot, hero, update, unusual, bizarre, child, Red, cross, Award, animals, children, safety, off-beat, interesting, news, goodnews, pets, rescued, society )

Monica
- 276 days ago - zootoo.com
"This was not just a bird chirping for his food. He saw that there was an emergency" Watch the video above for Zootoo Pet News' original story on Willie.
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Parrot Honored for Warning That Girl Was Choking
Animals  (tags: animals, parrot, talking, red cross, lifesaver, award, hero, baby, choking, saved, warning, alert )

Tom
- 278 days ago - google.com
A parrot whose cries of alarm alerted his owner when a little girl choked on her breakfast has been honored as a hero. Willie, a Quaker parrot, has been given the local Red Cross chapter's Animal Lifesaver Award. Willie repeatedly yelled "Mama, baby" and
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185 Animals Living in Deplorable Conditions - Apache Junction, AZ (US)
Animals  (tags: pets, hoarding, neglect, abused, cruelty, cats, dogs, goats, horses, pot-bellied pig, parrot, cockatiel, rabbits, chickens, dogs, euthanized, endangered, environment, animals, protection, law, sadness, suffering )

TW
- 689 days ago - pet-abuse.com
two had to be euthanized at the scene," Swart said. "We've already transported 15 to hospitals and we've brought in several veterinarians."...animal control officers located 47 dogs, 96 rabbits, 18 chickens, 13 goats, six horses, two cats, one pot-bellied
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Fire Alarm!
Animals  (tags: parrot, Muncie, Indiana, fire alarm, rescue )

RC
- 795 days ago - thestarpress.com
A great story about Peanut the parrot from Muncie, Indiana. By mimicking the sound of the house's fire alarm, he saved his family.
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Parrot Imitates Fire Alarm, Saves Family
Animals  (tags: rescue, environment, GoodNews, family, fire alarm, parrot, lifesaver )

Cathryne
- 795 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
Polly wants to get the heck out of here! Peanut the parrot imitates fire alarm - A noisy parrot that likes to imitate sounds helped save a man and his son from a house fire by mocking a smoke alarm, the bird's owner says. Shannon Conwell, 33, said he
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Hero Parrot Sounds Fire Alarm - Saves Family
Animals  (tags: GoodNews, parrot, hero, fire, rescue )

David
- 797 days ago - davickservices.com
Peanut the parrot may be a loud squawker. But his Delaware County Indiana family credits the feathered hero with saving their lives with his loud imitation of a fire alarm...Video
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Famous Talking Parrot Dies, Emotive to the End
Animals  (tags: parrot, scientific, language )

Marilyn
- 835 days ago - nytimes.com
He knew his colors and shapes, he learned more than 100 English words, and with his own brand of one-liners he established himself in television shows, scientific reports and news articles as perhaps the world's most famous talking bird.
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Alex, a Parrot With Gift of Gab, Dies
Animals  (tags: death, bird, parrot, animal research, sadness )

Nadia
- 837 days ago - latimes.com
The African grey knew more than 100 words, breaking stereotypes about bird brains. He appears to have died of natural causes. Alex was featured for his abilities to understand human language in many scientific journals and numerous television programs, i
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Alex the Talking Research Parrot Dies, Aged 31
Animals  (tags: wildlife, birds, parrot, alex, death )

Jacquelin
- 837 days ago - foxnews.com
WALTHAM, Mass. -- A gifted parrot that could count to six, identify colors and even express frustration with repetitive scientific trials has died after 30 years of helping researchers better understand the avian brain. The death of Alex, an African Gr
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[GOOD NEWS] Brazilian Blue Parrot Makes a Comeback - Report
Animals  (tags: South America, parrot, Lear's Parrot, conservation efforts, avian population, bird count )

Rooibos
- 892 days ago - planetark.com
A spectacular Brazilian blue parrot, the Lear's Macaw, has come back from the brink of extinction with more than 750 birds in the wild counted in a recent survey, wildlife conservationists said on Wednesday.
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