4 The Love Of Animals

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

Today is George Washington’s birthday! So in celebration, here is a fun list of Five Famous First Pets. First Pet, 1963): John F. Kennedy’s family owned many pets, including a horse, which was a present to 5 year-old Caroline Kennedy. Polly the parrot. Polly actually belonged to Martha Washington.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Formerly described in 1811 by Johann Matthäus Bechstein, the Cuban Macaw was a primarily red, long-tailed parrot with beautiful orange feathering around the nape and blue feathering on the wings and tail. This bird was in serious trouble by the mid-19th century due to the adults being killed for food and young being taken for pets.

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Cuba Parrots Collecting Columbus 252

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JULY 21, 2014

But it is most probable that the birds are released or escaped pets. There are a lot of pet psittacines out there that escape or are released. Monk Parakeet is the only parrot species that builds its own nest. And, there I saw the famous Monk Parakeet nests saved by Mayor Harold Washington. The answer lies in the nests.

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JUNE 4, 2016

Dragan continues to be teacher’s pet simply by sharing as he goes. Orange-winged Parrot – Amazona amazonica. Red-winged Parrot – Aprosmictus erythropterus. Vernal Hanging-Parrot – Loriculus vernalis. Brown-hooded Parrot – Pyrilia haematotis. Blue-headed Parrot – Pionus menstruus.

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