Rescuing an animal from abuse, neglect, or, in some cases, euthanasia can change your life, and theirs, too. Mya is a beautiful red Macaw parrot who lost her toes and part of one of her wings when she ...

We all know that parrots and other birds can learn to talk, but did you know that some of them can learn to do tricks too? Ziani is the owner of two Macaws named Hennessey and Ferari who all live in ...

There have been many studies on the capability of non-human animals to mimic transitive actions—actions that have a purpose. Hardly any studies have shown that animals are also capable of intransitive ...

Quick Take Parrots experience emotional anguish on par with that of primates and toddlers. Parrots can live up to 50 years, ...

In an unprecedented project in the municipality of São Simão, blue-and-yellow macaws born in captivity were trained in free-flight techniques before being introduced into the wild. Traditionally, in ...

If you’re like me, you’ve been eagerly anticipating the release of captive-bred Spix’s little blue macaws, Cyanopsitta spixii, back into their ancestral home in Brazil. These parrots are amongst the ...

The Spix’s macaw, one of the world’s most threatened parrots, disappeared from the wild at the turn of the millennium due to the illegal pet trade and habitat degradation in its native Brazil. In 2022 ...