Parrots are lot smarter
August 8th, 2012 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 8 (IANS) Parrots are a lot smarter than previously thought. In a test that puzzled monkeys and defeated dogs, parrots passed with flying colours.The test was taken by ... Read more...
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Pakistani province has dead employees still on rolls
August 2nd, 2012 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) There are 338 dead employees on the rolls in Pakistan's Sindh province, leading a daily to wonder: "Governance? A troupe of performing parrots would do a ... Read more...
Posted in World |
British dogs to get anti-depressants
June 25th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 25 (IANS) Dogs in Britain would now be given anti-depressant drugs similar to those given to humans after it was found that over six million canines suffer from ... Read more...
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Hic! Tipsy parrots nursing hangover
November 4th, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 4 (IANS) Dozens of parrots in Australia had to be hospitalised as they had got drunk. Now, vets are curing their hangover.Sixty drunk birds were taken to an ... Read more...
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Now, postal cover on Siachen glacier
October 6th, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 6 (IANS) The Indian Army and the Indian Postal Department have issued a commemorative special cover on the Siachen glacier in Jammu and Kashmir, the army said here ... Read more...
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350 rare birds rescued in Ghaziabad
July 29th, 2011 - 12:26 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, July 28 (IANS) About 350 rare birds were Thursday rescued from smugglers on the National Highway-24 in Ghaziabad near Delhi border, an animal activist said.The endangered birds, that included ... Read more...
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African grey parrot: Cleverest bird on planet?
June 22nd, 2011 - 10:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 22 (IANS) The African grey parrot could be the cleverest bird on he planet as it is capable of intelligent reasoning at the same level as a child, ... Read more...
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Bunnies, birds and other Easter egg makeovers! (With Images)
April 23rd, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The classic Easter egg - oblong, coloured, sugar-coated symbol of new life - has got an innovative makeover this year! Bakers and chocolatiers have introduced ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Parrots ‘tend to be left handed’
February 4th, 2011 - 11:58 am ICT by ANI
London, Feb 4 (ANI): Just like humans, parrots too choose to use one side of their body more than the other - with more of them left handed, or left footed, according ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists discover new parrot on the edge of extinction
November 24th, 2010 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): A new, critically endangered species of ground parrot in Western Australia has been identified by a team of Australian researchers involving DNA experts from the University of Adelaide.The ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Parrot tells owner about her husband’s polygamous ways
September 12th, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 12 (ANI): In an unusual incident, a parrot told its owner her man was cheating.Rachel Harrison was left crying mad when her pet parrot Harvey revealed all about her ... Read more...
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Dead pigeons, boa constrictor among top weird finds at UK airports
September 3rd, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 3 (ANI): Dead pigeons, pet boa constrictor-these are some of the animals people have tried to smuggle into the UK, according to reports.The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has published ... Read more...
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Over 190 endangered animals seized in Mexico
July 7th, 2010 - 4:17 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, July 7 (IANS/EFE) More than 190 endangered birds and turtles were seized in the Mexican capital, officials said Tuesday.
A Cooper's hawk, yellow-headed parrots, blue jays, sparrows, owls and turtles were ... Read more...
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‘12/24 Karol Bagh’ Pay Highly For Maintaining Their Set!
June 26th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 26, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):The sets of the show "12/24 Karol Bagh' is outside Mumbai and the show has a permanent set in Chattarpur, Delhi. It is on a beautiful ... Read more...
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It’s raining drunken parrots in Northern Territory!
June 2nd, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, June 2 (ANI): Drunken and hung over parrots are dropping out of the sky in the Northern Territory.According to Lisa Hansen, a founding member of the Ark Animal Hospital at Palmerston ... Read more...
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Cats, dogs, parrots and even fish are right or left-handed
April 29th, 2010 - 6:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 29 (ANI): Cats, dogs, parrots and even fish are right or left-handed, according to new Canadian research.According to a report in the New Scientist, Queen's University psychologists played with ... Read more...
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Gurgaon civic agency caring for abandoned circus tuskers
April 16th, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, April 16 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) has taken over the custody of two circus elephants abandoned by their owner after he did not get the permit to ... Read more...
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Orissa investigators in Haryana to trace stolen macaws
March 31st, 2010 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 31 (IANS) A team of investigators from Orissa is camping at Gurgaon in Haryana to trace a pair of macaws stolen last year from Nandankanan zoo here, an official said ... Read more...
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Himachal allows selective killing of blue bulls
March 5th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 5 (IANS) Selective killing of nilgai (blue bulls) has been allowed in several villages located in the lower Shivaliks in Himachal Pradesh as their exploding population is endangering crops, a ... Read more...
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Exotic birds seized in Gujarat
February 22nd, 2010 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Feb 22 (IANS) Chirping sound from a parcel at Ahmedabad railway station led to the recovery of 200 exotic birds from it, Gujarat police said Monday
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police ... Read more...
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Laila-Majnu, the plant, a bestseller at Bihar fair
November 12th, 2009 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
By Imran Khan
Patna, Nov 12 (IANS) A plant named after legendary lovers Laila and Majnu, who could only unite in death, is selling like hot cakes at a Bihar fair as a ... Read more...
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Biased parrots better at problem-solving than ambidextrous counterparts
September 2nd, 2009 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 2 (ANI): Parrots that are strongly right- or left-footed are better at problem-solving tasks than their ambidextrous counterparts, according to a new study.Lead researchers Maria Magat and Culum Brown at ... Read more...
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Wassup with Tusshar-Prachi on Star Vivaah
July 18th, 2009 - 9:13 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Wassup with Tusshar-Prachi on Star Vivaah We are taking about Tusshar Kapoor and Prachi Desai who will be soon seen together in the movie called Life Partner. The actors play ... Read more...
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‘Parrot dinosaur’ discovered in Mongolia
June 17th, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 17 (ANI): Scientists have found the fossil of a previously undiscovered dinosaur resembling a giant parrot in Mongolia.According to a report in the Telegraph, the new dino, named Psittacosaurus gobiensis, ... Read more...
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Birds learn from neighbours how to defend nests
June 5th, 2009 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 5 (ANI): A new study by scientists at the University of Cambridge has shown that inexperienced reed warblers learn how to stop cuckoos from laying eggs in their nests by ... Read more...
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Gazza back to his boozing ways
June 4th, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 4 (ANI): Troubled former football star Paul Gascoigne, who swore off the booze six months ago because he was drinking himself to death, stumbled out of first class so plastered, ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Parrots can not only mimic humans, but groove too
May 1st, 2009 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 1 (IANS) Parrots which can mimic voices can also groove as well as their human counterparts, implying an evolutionary link between the two capacities, a new study has found.
The study ... Read more...
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Jacko plans jungle-themed O2 tour with real elephants, monkeys, parrots
April 18th, 2009 - 11:06 am ICT by ANI
London, April 18 (ANI): Fans who attend pop king Michael Jackson's upcoming stage shows at London's O2 arena will surely get to enjoy the feeling of being in a jungle, for ... Read more...
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Jacko wants to enter London concerts riding an elephant
March 25th, 2009 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 25 (ANI): King of Pop Michael Jackson is reportedly planning to enter London concerts riding an elephant.The 50-year-old also wants a panther, snakes, tropical birds and three monkeys for ... Read more...
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Why do animals and birds avoid red flowers?
March 17th, 2009 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, March 17 (IANS) Naturalists like Charles Darwin have always thought that the appearance of flowers is dictated purely by the need to attract the various insects, mammals and birds needed for ... Read more...
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Parrot that rode high-wire bicycle to amuse Churchill in 1946 still drawing crowds
March 14th, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 14 (ANI): Sixty-three years have passed since a Moluccan Cockatoo amused Britains wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill by riding a high-wire bicycle, but the parrots old age has not ... Read more...
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Gazza reveals facets of his 12-month nightmare
February 24th, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.24 (ANI): A troubled former England football star Paul Gascoigne a.k.a. Gazza has revealed how he careered towards insanity during a year of drink and drugs hell. Gazza opened his ... Read more...
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Preventing germs cooperation can effectively delay drug resistance
November 21st, 2008 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 21 (ANI): The evolution of drug resistance can be effectively delayed by preventing germs from cooperating rather than killing them one by one with the aid of drugs like ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Parrots to help study evolution of human language
November 10th, 2008 - 5:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 10 (ANI): A Scottish research team is gearing up to study parrots, ravens, and pigeons to discover how human language evolved.
Researchers at St Andrews University have revealed that ... Read more...
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Birds with bigger brains evolved faster
August 15th, 2008 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 15 (ANI): Birds possessing brains larger than expected for their body size might have facilitated the evolutionary diversification of some avian lineages, say researchers.Ecologist Daniel Sol of CREAF-Autonomous ... Read more...
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