Soul crooner Barry White has been helping a group of Chilean flamingos at a Sussex zoo mate after his songs were piped into their enclosure at night.
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Humans are animals. We're apes. We're highly sophisticated, yes. But we're just apes. I think people often forget that and end up placing homo sapiens sapiens on a pedestal. OK, so there are the great apes. They're pretty close. But surely no non-primate animal could possibly exhibit human-like abilities. As it turns out, an animal people previously considered pretty dumb are showing signs of being pretty smart.
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America's more-unsavory pastimes have long included underground cockfighting and dogfighting scenes, but now reports point toward a new animal-cruelty trend: finch fighting.
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With over 300 species in the parrot family, there is quite a large selection to choose from for those who are interested in pet birds. Warren Eckstein talks about what to look for when considering the right bird to fit your lifestyle and budget.
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Warren Eckstein chats with MSNBC.com about the joys and challenges of keeping birds as pets. Chat questions were answered on the phone through a typist. This is the transcript of that phone call. Chat producer Will Femia moderates.
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Did you know that one in three American Families feed the birds? More than 65 million American Adults enjoy this colorful pastime and here are some fun things to do to encourage birds in your backyard.
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This tiny baby squirrel fell from a great height - but miraculously survived and is now being nursed back to health.
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As a tale of avian savagery it's starting to have echoes of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds.
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