A parrot solves chain puzzles faster than visitors at a Tokyo botanical garden.
The New World parrot remains undefeated, leaving her human competitors baffled by her speed.
Just for fun: March 2008 Archives
From Reuters.com:
A three-month-old a liger, the cub of a lion and a tiger, has become something of celebrity in the Russian city where she's kept as a pet.
Lira lives with her trainer Pavel Zabelkin in a flat in a residential area of the eastern Russian city of Yekaterinburg.
His parents work with wild cats in a circus in another Urals city of Chelyabinsk.
From a reader:
"Dear Lord:
Thank you for bringing me to Timmy's house ... and not to Michael Vick's.
Amen.
1. My life is likely to last 10-15 years. Any separation from you is likely to be painful.
2. Give me time to understand what you want of me.
3. Place your trust in me. It is crucial for my well-being.
4. Don't be angry with me for long and don't lock me up as punishment. You have your work, your friends, your entertainments. But I have only you.
5. Talk to me. Even if I don't understand your words, I do understand your voice when speaking to me.
6. Be aware that however you treat me, I will never forget it.
7. Before you hit me, before you strike me, remember that I have teeth that could easily crush the bones in your hand, and yet I choose not to bite you.
8. Before you scold me for being lazy or uncooperative, ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I'm not getting the right food, I have been in the sun too long or my heart might be getting old or weak.
9. Please take care of me when I grow old. You, too, will grow old.
10. On the difficult journey, on the ultimate difficult journey, go with me, please. Never say you can't bear to watch. Don't make me face this alone. Everything is easier for me if you are there, because I love you so.
-- Unknown
From Reuters.com:
Animal Search UK is offering detective services for pets of all breeds and species.
Two 'sniffer' dogs are the latest recruits at this unusual agency, based in the English county of Herefordshire.
From Reuters.com:
Dinky the eight-year-old dingo has proved a hit in Australia's outback after learning to 'sing'.
Dinky the eight-year-old dingo has been impressing customers of a roadhouse near Alice Springs with his spirited howling.
