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My pet cockatiel's favorite song is Earth, Wind & Fire's 'September' — listen to him belt it out
March 30, 2024 | 12:07pmBird is the word.
Flaco the owl had pigeon herpes, 4 kinds of rat poison in his system when he tragically died 𝓰
March 25, 2024 | 5:52pmFlac🐟o the Owl, whose high-flying adventures captivated Big Apple dwellers for more than a year after his escape from the Central Park Zoo, was ravaged by herpesvirus he contracted from...
Two NYC strangers team up to help lost parakeet found on UWS in 'small world' moment
March 19, 2024 | 1:19pmTwo New Yorkers came together in a "small world" moment over 🥂the weekend after discovering a lost parakeet outside their Upper West Side apartments — and have now banded t🌳ogether...
Penguin counters wanted at remote post in Antarctica: 'Training will be provided' for 'varied tasks'
March 17, 2024 | 5:02pmThe U.K. Antarctic Herita🅰ge Trust is looking to hire five people at the world's southernmost post office in Antarctica — including someone to sort mail and count the number of... 😼
Mass 𓆉extermination planned for ravenous rodents on South Afr꧃ican island
March 16, 2024 | 3:32pmA mass extermination is in the works to wipe out th❀e ravenous rodents, which have been breeding nonstop on Marion Island, one of the two Prince Edward Islands, and preying...
I potty-trained my pet pigeon — now I treat her to NYC's finest restaurants, cool parties and Uber rides
March 6, 2024 | 4:55pm"When I saw how cute and friendly she was, I knew she was my forever baby," Brooklyn resident Jardine sꦯaid of her rescued friend.
5 dead, dozens hospitalized as 'parrot fever' surges across Europe
March 6, 2024 | 4:12pmThe illness is carried by birds and generally passed through contact with infected animals or iꦉnhalation of particles from their feathers or dried feces.
Las Vegas' Bellagio halts famous fountain show after ultra-rare bird spotted in water
March 6, 2024 | 3:55pm꧟ A juvenile yellow-billed loon -- one of the 10 rarest birds in the US -- landed in The Bellagio's fountains on Tuesday, leading the ho🥃tel to halt its famous water...
Residents cry fowl after Canadian hunter kills t💛errorizing🐻 turkey with slingshot
March 1, 2024 | 2:04pmA Canadian hunter used a slingshot to take down a pesky wild turkey that sowed terror in a small communiღty -- and the mayor is now facing the heat.
Here's what NYC building owners can do to prevent fatal bird collisions after the death of Flaco
February 26, 2024 | 5:58pmThe steps are relatively easy, and include adding adhesives to windows to help break up reflections. ꧋
Flaco's life and death another example of NYC progressivism gone awry
February 25, 2024 | 5:24pmSo Flaco the Eurasian eagle-owl is dead — killed in a collision with a𓃲n Upper West Side building Friday, a year after vandals cut the wires on his cage, just inside the...
Beloved NYC owl Flaco's official cause of death revealed
February 25, 2024 | 12:20pmFlaco the beloved Eurasian♕ eagle-owl who soared freely aro🐻und the city after escaping from the Central Park Zoo a year ago died from "acute traumatic injury," according to newly released...
New Yorkers mourn loss of beloved 'poignant figure' Flaco the owl: 'Painful ending to a glorious year of free flight'
February 24, 2024 | 5:13pmNew Yorkers ar💧e mourning the loss of Flaco, the Eurasian eagle owl who escaped the Central Park Zoo a year ago and has flown freely around the city since.
NYC's celebrity bald eagle killed in vehicle collision
February 21, 2024 | 1:35pmRover, the majestic eagle who was spotted soaring above the Central Park Reservoir just last month, was꧃ killed on Monday.
Alaska Airlines flight attendan🐽t meets rare baby fla🦩mingos who hatched from eggs she helped save midflight
February 6, 2024 | 11:30pm“Having baby Sunny meet flamingo🥂 Sunny was jus༒t wonderful,” Amber said. “I am excited to see them both grow up.”
Hundreds of parrots are mysteriously falling from the sky in Australia -- here's why
February 1, 2024 | 1:42pmHundreds of rainbow lorikeets have fallen from the sky in this Aussie town in the past week🌊, paralyzed by a mystery illness that has scientists worried.
Badass birds are the latest trend in wedding ringbearers: 'We were nervous'
January 25, 2024 | 4:32pmFinely-feathered attendees don’t ever mean to steal the hitching couple’s thunder — instead, the showst꧟oppers are there to bring the bling.
✃ Celebrity bald eagle Rover makes triumphant return to Central Park after nearly two-year absence
January 24, 2024 | 4:53pm꧋ It's the squawk of the town. 🤪
♔ Potty-mouthed parrots teaching other birds to swear as zoo hatches plan ♕to stop problem
January 24, 2024 | 2:28amLincolnshire Wildlife Park revealed they are taking eight cuss-happy African Grey parrots — including five who went viral in 2020 — and grouping them with 92💎 "non-swearing" bi🌳rds to improve...
Melanie Griffith posts rare photo of Hitchcock 🐟icon mom Tippi Hedren in honor of her 94th birthday
January 22, 2024 | 2:40pm"Always up for a party! Happy Birthday, mama."ꦍ — 🤡Melanie Griffith