Three cheers for our fine feathered friends! Here's a look at strange news stories involving parrots, chickens and other flapping creatures.
Firefighter Resuscitates Parrot
Another successful case of mouth-to-beak resuscitation!Swearing Parrot Teaches Other Birds to Cus at Tourists
Barney, a seven-year-old blue and gold macaw, apparently picked up his choice vocabulary from his previous owner, and he's passing along his bird brain prejudices.Parrot Beats Humans in Solving Chain Puzzle
A six-year-old female macaw in Japan named "Ten" can solve a puzzle consisting of two entangled chains in less than 30 seconds. It takes humans about an hour, and the humans get to use their hands. Ten does all her work with her beak and foot.Quack if You Love a Duck Fashion Show
Royal Agricultural Society of NSW
Dressing up aquatic fowl -- an event known as the Pied Piper Duck Show - is one of the highlights of Australia's Sydney Royal Easter Show, where the birds decked out in fancy hats and fine couture strut the catwalks.
