Pet owner Lorrett McCutcheon was stunned to see that her parrot Albert had managed to unlock his cage and escape from their home. McCutcheon, 53, is from Cumbernauld, Scotland. She said Albert was ...

Parrots are not a pet for the faint of heart, but they are a ton of fun. Parrots come in all sorts of sizes and even colors, ...

Why should birds keep cool in summer ? Birds have higher body temperatures than humans. In extreme heat, they can suffer from ...

As a bird owner, it irks me whenever I shop at my favorite pet store and still see fabric huts, tents or snuggies marketed for birds. Parrot tents have been responsible for more avian injuries and ...

This blue budgie is a playful parakeet with a typical lifespan of 5–10 years. Macaws and cockatoos can live to be 70–80 years old. averess / Getty Images/iStockphoto My middle schooler decided she ...

LOS ANGELES - Karen Windsor is familiar with just about every excuse for giving up a parrot. They include divorce, marriage, babies, kids leaving home, kids moving back, "the bird hates me," age and ...

You may be familiar with the large, talking green bird known as a parrot. There's another parrot type called parrotlet, which is much smaller than the birds you’re familiar with. Parrotlets can also ...

A burglar kidnapped a woman’s beloved talking parrot and left a sinister ransom note in its cage. The message – made from letters cut out of magazines – warned heartbroken owner Cara Cosson: “Contact ...