In a groundbreaking move that provides new insight into avian evolution, biology and conservation, researchers have successfully sequenced the complete genome of a Scarlet macaw for the first time. In ...

The ability to learn by watching others interact had previously only been documented in humans, making macaws just the second species to demonstrate this ability (humans being the first). A captive ...

There have been many studies on the capability of non-human animals to mimic transitive actions—actions that have a purpose. Hardly any studies have shown that animals are also capable of intransitive ...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I.—Maybe 10 times a week, someone calls Steve Lazicki looking to get rid of a parrot. They’re too loud, too demanding and sometimes just too long-lived. Now, the shelter that ...