Macaw species are giants among birds, with wingspans reaching up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) and measuring up to 40 inches (101.6 cm) beak to tail. These spectacularly colorful members of the parrot ...

O ne of my favorite feelings in the world is snuggling up in bed at night after a nice, hot shower — especially if my bed sheets happen to be clean! Unfortunately, my pets will ...

Parrots are already known for their mimicry of transitive actions, such as grabbing an object. Because they are highly social ...

Parrots are intelligent birds, capable of mimicking human speech. From Indian Ringneck Parakeets to African Grey Parrots, ...

“In the United States, if you go buy a parrot, the odds of it being captive bred are 99 percent,” says Donald Brightsmith, a zoologist at Texas A&M University who studies macaws in Per ...

A foul-mouthed parrot has been ruffling feathers in a pub by swearing at drinkers after learning obscenities from locals. Rio ...

Larger species of parrots can outlive their owner’s capacity to care for them — or even their owners. Domesticated scarlet macaws, for instance, can reach their seventies. Parrots’ longevity, plus the ...

Costa Rica, a small Central American country nestled between Nicaragua and Panama, is a world-renowned destination for ...

In their study, now published in iScience, the researchers trained macaws to perform two distinct actions (“lift leg” and “spread wings”) in response to specific hand signals. Birds were then divided ...

I remember my grandfather telling me about the macaws in this region. So, it’s impossible not to smile seeing them back. We ...

Fox 4's Austin Schargorodski reports on the Parrot Outreach Society's grand reopening, giving rescued birds a fresh start ...

Macaw species are giants among birds, with wingspans reaching up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) and measuring up to 40 inches (101.6 cm) beak to tail. These spectacularly colorful members of the parrot family ...