Why Social Dominance Theory Does Not Apply To Flocks
Aggressive Senegal Parrot
Dogs and parrots are very different creatures, but as humans, we often try to draw comparisons to their behaviour. Canines being a creature that most everyone has had experience with, a lot of owners will try to draw connections.
For instance: The theory of height dominance. The idea is that birds move up high to try and ‘one-up’ their people.
First, let’s look at a parrot’s motivation for climbing up out of reach. A bird ...
How to Import Pet Birds Into the U.S.A. – the Complete Saga.
Senegal parrot in his IATA-approved travel box.
A lot of people want to know how to import pet birds into the U.S.A. (in my case from the UK), and having recently experienced this, I can tell you bringing a parrot or finch into the country is not easy or cheap. But it will be utterly worth it if you decide to go through with it, for everyone involved.
I’ll do my best to explain!
To ...