Human children often copy their friends’ preferences for toys or clothes, while adults are prone to jumping on popular diets ...

“Although we know that wild parrots and some other animals have vocal signatures and can even use them to direct ...

Monk parakeets in big colonies developed voice accents and made a greater variety of sounds, possibly to handle communal ...

Three of the birds at Pope Memorial Humane Society are named Billbo Baggins, Mary, and Pippen. For now, they're receiving ...

A wild blue-headed macaw (Primolius couloni) prepares to waste a fruit in the Amazonian region in Perú. (Credit: José Tella) If you live with parrots, like me, then you spend a significant amount of ...

Wild parrots learn whether new types of food are safe to eat by observing other members of their social group, allowing dietary knowledge to spread ...

Scientists say the learning skill allows dietary knowledge to spread rapidly through the community, say scientists.

Captive-bred parrots may develop a different dialect from their wild relatives and this could prevent them from being able to communicate effectively with their wild peers after they’re released ...

The not-so-quiet quintet came from separate owners but had the same vulgar vocabulary.