Three cheers for our fine feathered friends! Here's a look at strange news stories involving parrots, chickens and other flapping creatures.
Duck Rescues Trapped Ducklings
Six mallard ducklings fell into a storm drain in Gosforth, Newcastle. The mother duck couldn’t fit through the grate, so she walked along the path of the sewer pipe, following the sounds of duckling cries -- and rescued her babies.Bird Brains Use Crosswalk
A family of swans has become quite the stars in Perranporth, England, where motorists and pedestrians report seeing them use the crosswalk as they make their way to and from a local lake.New Beak for Battered Bald Eagle
Cosmetic surgery is not just for humans. A bald eagle shot three years ago by a poacher has received a much needed beak job.Polly Want a GPS?
Yosuke - a parrot in Japan - flew out of his cage. Luckily, he'd learned to recite his address and told a veterinarian where he lived.Researchers Observe Seal-Penguin Sex
Scientists have caught on tape an Antarctic fur seal trying to have sex with a king penguin -- and it wasn't consensual.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.Duck Fashion Charms Australian Festival-goers
Royal Agricultural Society of NSW
Walks like a duck, talks like a duck, dresses like a duck -- it must be Australia's duck fashion show.
