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How long can parrots live for?
How long can parrots live for?
What type of parrot is known for its intelligence?
What type of parrot is known for its intelligence?
Which of these parrots is endangered?
Which of these parrots is endangered?
Where did Puck, the blue parakeet, set a record?
Where did Puck, the blue parakeet, set a record?
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What type of study has been used to track parrots in the wild?
What type of study has been used to track parrots in the wild?
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Study Notes
- Parrots are intelligent birds and can be very demanding of their owners.
- Some parrots, like the African grey, can have the intelligence of a human 5-year-old.
- Parrots usually match their mates and look virtually identical.
- Some parrots, like the maroon-fronted parrot, live in the Sierra Madre Oriental Mountains of Mexico and are endangered.
- Parrots are very diverse in size and shape and can weigh as much as a cat.
- Most of a parrot's taste buds are located on the roof of their mouth.
- Parrots have a long lifespan and many species are known to live for between 35 and 50 years.
- Some parrots migrate annually across the Bass Strait between Australia and Tasmania.
- Puck, a blue parakeet, holds the Guinness World Record for the most words in a vocabulary.
- The black palm cockatoo is one of the most difficult birds to breed and raise in captivity and chicks often die around one year of age.
- Little is known about wild parrot behavior due to their hard to see and follow nature and the rarity of GPS-tracking studies of parrots.
- to track a group of keas in New Zealand without any obvious ill effects on the birds.
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Test your knowledge with these intriguing facts about parrots, from their intelligence to their diverse species and behavior.
