Nathan asked his mother, Maria Roman, for a pet bird and she said yes. They purchased Paco, a yellow and green male parakeet, but realized only a couple of days later that the new pet was lonely ...
Commonly known as the ring-necked or rose-ringed parakeet in reference to the band around the male birds' necks, Psittacula krameri is native to Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. To pinpoint the ancestral ...
Scientists sequenced the genome of a stuffed Carolina parakeet held in a private collection. The colourful bird's DNA showed none of the signs of inbreeding characteristic of animals that have ...
This striking picture showing a parakeet attacking a tree-climbing lizard has won a top photography award. Originally published on talker.news, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.
She had to wait by the same tree for four days to get the perfect action shot - but her patience paid off as she managed to capture the moment the bird bit down on the lizard's tail. The image ...