MAARS needs your help to create a new sanctuary that provides space for flight. Your support is vital for giving the birds an environment that can better meet their unique needs than the current location.
Last Day for our Featured July bird, Sam! Blind since a young age, he navigates the world in his own joyful way-dancing, tossing toys and bouncing with excitement at mealtime. Volunteers use gentle voices and clear cues to help him feel safe. Sam's independence, curiosity and flair for fun shine through every day. Sam is an Eleanora Cockatoo; a medium-size parrot whose costs for food, toys, and medicine are approximately $45 per month or $540 per year. If you would like to contribute to his health and well-being, no matter the amount, please click
www.maars.org/support-sam Thank You!
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Want to learn more about how parrots see the world? 👀
Be sure to go back and watch our mini-series exploring parrot vision, including how their eyesight differs from ours and the incredible ways they experience their environment.
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Parrots are messy.
Most parrots love to chew. Their beaks and tongues are built for plucking and manipulating, and their curious brains need stimulation. Beyond ploughing through breakfast and dinner, companion parrots have little to do, so daylight hours should be filled with exercise and toys that encourage natural behaviors.
In the wild they ingest bark, leaves and debris, strip vegetation and chew wood to build nests. Instinctively parrots want to explore their environments and need outlets for these behaviors—companion parrots often lack them.
So look at that mess of destroyed toys as a good sign of responsible guardianship.
Here, Puppy demonstrates her shredding abilities. 😄
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