(WSVN) - Brazilian police have seized a parrot that was reportedly trained to serve as a lookout for drug dealers. Citing Brazilian media, the Guardian reports that the bird had been taught to alert ...

Researchers at Texas A&M University are harnessing a training technique that owners of parrots have used for training in their homes for decades. The goal of the training by Aggie researchers is to ...

FEATHERED FRIEND: An African grey parrot takes in the view from a perch in Heather Snipes' backyard aviary. Photo by Liz Carey ASHEVILLE, N.C.— You can hear it before you can see it. Nestled in the ...

ARLINGTON - Exotic bird trainer Weldon Middlebrooks' career has been a lark. "It's a wacky way to get through life, but it's interesting," said Middlebrooks, who runs the Arlington-based Cheep Thrills ...

A parrot trained as a lookout for Brazilian drug dealers is keeping its beak shut after it was taken by police Monday following a raid on a local couple, according to reports. The bird was taught to ...

Skyfire Consulting (Skyfire) (skyfireconsulting.com), the most trusted and experienced public safety UAS consulting group, today announced it has teamed up with Parrot, the leading European drone ...

You may have seen a wacky-sounding story about a bird trained by Brazilian drug traffickers to warn them when police were approaching. But this appears to be based ...

A training technique that has been practiced by parrot owners for decades is now being applied to establishing new bird flocks in the wild. While many parrot owners clip their birds' wings to reduce ...

In the wild, parrots squeak, squawk, whistle and trill to communicate with their flockmates. These highly social birds rely on their complex communication systems to get food and warn of potential ...