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15 Australian Birds (Episode 6)

10,000 Birds

When I was a kid (and don’t you hate it when blog posts start like this, with the author apparently just assuming that you care about how he spent his childhood), the first pets we had were a pair of Budgerigars. ” At the same time, they are popular as pets, as they may be the best talkers of the Australian cockatoos.

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November is. Awareness Month

Animal Person

And Adoption Awareness Month. I am a vegan who has adopted a diabetic greyhound who eats vegan food ( Natural Balance ), and who is adopting a boy from Russia. As a vegan, part of what I believe is that bringing animals onto this planet to use them as food or as pets isn't ethical. And Diabetes Awareness Month.

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15 Australian Birds (Episode 3)

10,000 Birds

Similar to the (fortunately now gradually changing) situation among humans in China, these birds seem to prefer males over females. If you live in Australia, do not even think of getting this bird as a pet, as “99.99% of these Galahs sold in Australian markets are trapped from the wild” (source).

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