Parrots are highly intelligent, social creatures. In the wild, they spend most of their time interacting with other parrots—preening one another, foraging together and roosting in groups at night.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. All parrot species are challenging pets to keep, but more ...

Sometimes all people need is a little love and compassion. Sometimes people have to become animal parents unexpectedly and without any prior knowledge, such as when a close friend or relative can no ...

Taylor-O’Connor (formerly Cunha) is a lawyer and animal cognition researcher who lives in Jupiter, Florida — and grew up in a ...

They're chipper, can live long lives and sometimes repeat words we don't want them to: Parrots are colorful animals that, given the right care and attention, will make any home better. "Birds are not ...

MORRISTOWN, Tenn. (WBIR) — You've heard of firefighters rescuing cats from trees, but what about a macaw parrot? Wednesday, the Morristown Fire Department in northeastern Tennessee jumped into action ...

A search to find a missing pet bird that got loose during a camping trip over the weekend in suburban Palos Hills came to an end Tuesday thanks to a local rescue group. Volunteers with the local ...

Luna really, really did not want to go to the vet. Just as she was about to be handed over to a veterinary technician outside Niles Animal Hospital last week, the blue and yellow macaw made her big ...

BARBARA BARR REPORTS ON HIS HAPPY HOMECOMING. YOU CAN HAVE A TREE. ADELAIDE THOMAS GIVES THE FAMILY PET A MACAW NAMED GURU A TREAT. WE’RE HAPPY TO HAVE HIM BACK ON HIS PERCH. HE. HE WAS GONE AND WE ...

LEWISVILLE, Texas — A Texas man's rare and beloved pet bird was stuck high up in a tree near Lake Lewisville for three days before he was finally rescued. The 15-year-old Catalina Macaw got spooked ...