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Parrot Confidential

Meet Dolly, the Moluccan Cockatoo

Dolly was captive-born, originally purchased by a man with a parrot collection and soon put up for adoption. In her new home, Dolly and her owner are inseparable. Moluccan Cockatoos are an endangered species. In the 1980s, an estimated 74,000+ birds were exported from Indonesia ...

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Love in the Animal Kingdom

Gorilla Love Games

Feats of strength and playing hard to get: How gorillas mate.

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Love in the Animal Kingdom

Welcome to the Lemur Lounge Bar

Ring-tailed male lemurs find a mate by outstinking each other, covering their long tails with aromatic secretions and waving them around to find out which animal is dominant.

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Parrot Confidential

Dance of the Blue-Footed Booby

During mating rituals, male Blue-Footed Boobies show off their feet to prospective mates with a high-stepping strut. The bluer the feet, the more attractive the mate.

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Parrot Confidential

Meet Basil, the Yellow-Naped Amazon

Basil was taken from the wild as a chick in Honduras in 1987. He was shipped to a quarantine station in Florida, probably with other chicks — many of whom would not have survived. It’s estimated that 70 percent of wild-caught parrots died before ever ...

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