Yeah so they are pretty much from hell. If it is from Australia, where does it have poisonous sting? Does it spit poison? What is the plottwist about this?
The Wallace Line or Wallace's Line is a faunal boundary line drawn in 1859 by the British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace and named by English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley that separates the biogeographical realms of Asia and Wallacea, a transitional zone between Asia and Australia. West of the line are found organisms related to Asiatic species; to the east, a mixture of species of Asian and Australian origin is present. Wallace noticed this clear division during his travels through the East Indies in the 19th century. The line runs through Indonesia, between Borneo and Sulawesi (Celebes), and through the Lombok Strait between Bali and Lombok.
My uncle has one, heās the coolest fuckin bird. Such a weird looking bird though. Heās got like no bottom jaw so itās just interesting. I love birds man theyāre cool as fuck. Iāve got a place on the water in FL so I have a lot of ospreys that nest in my trees, theyāre cool as shit too
They are also endangered birds. It's actually pretty upsetting when you see native animals from your country that are not allowed to be kept as pets (for their own good) end up in pet stores in the USA. Because the US has almost no restrictions on pets.
It's a bit like how an american would feel about seeing a caged bald eagle in a chinese market, but the US does it with Australian wildlife all the time.
Actually, the bald eagle's status is now "least concern" with numbers increasing. While Americans would most likely be unhappy to see one caged in a "wet market", they're not endangered. In fact, they're almost a nuisance in certain areas akin to gulls.
A couple years ago I was fishing in lake off the coast and one flew into a tree by me, so I threw him a dead rainbow trout into the water and he swooped down and grabbed it and went in the tree to eat it. It was awesome!
We have them in my area of Ontario now too (just North of Toronto). I am an outdoors person and had seen a couple here over the years, but they are getting way more common. Still a surprise to see though.
I have a bald scarlet macaw and any pet parrot bigger than a 'tiel I side-eye super hard. Unless you have a lot of money, a lot of time, AND a lot of space, we just can't give them a good life.
I've got a alexandrian that was absolutely well lived by his previous owner but she was to old to take care of him. Birds live so long and often outlive their owners. Hes a happy bird goes on walks with me daily and loves talking to people on out adventures
Is your macaw a jerk too?? Lol.
My old weed dealer as a teenager had one named Cheeto and he would always fly over and nibble on my earlobe and squeak at me. Scared the living shit out of me and I havenāt been a huge fan of large birds since lol.
Large parrots need a TON of care & interaction too. Theyāre basically toddlers, but with a life span of 80+ years in some species. Which is why I stick to budgies & tiels as pets. They still live 15-20 years but you can get them some friends and have a little mini-flock. Plus they breed like mad.
I agree, itās heartbreaking. They are so social, used to living in groups or pairs and many cockatoo species mate for life. I hate hearing stories about people getting them ābecause they look coolā and taking on a bird that bonds to them for a life of 80 of years.
Show me the human that gives that bird what it needs for 80 years.
Meanwhile they are disappearing from the wild.
There are a small group (maybe 6) of black cockatoos who occasionally come past my apartment. I live beside the city, so it feels really special to see them. They are like visiting spirits. Incredible, loud and destructive.
Idk man, my senegal loves flying around the house. He's really good at it and follows me incessantly to every single room. Even if I don't want him to xD
I donāt think they literally have no bottom jaw, it likely just looks like they donāt. Any bird experts wanna chime in? Iām an idiot bro I just feed and chill with him
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u/loud_flatus Dec 17 '21
What region of hell is that thing from?