New Zealand’s highly intelligent parrot, the playful kea bird, has a contagious “play call,” like human laughter, that makes other kea birds want to play more. A new study in the journal Current ...
Humans appear to be in good company: the kea parrot of New Zealand has become the first non-mammal to show signs of contagious “laughter.” Kea parrots aren’t quite cracking each other up in mid-flight ...
Clever, playful, full of shenanigans — that’s the kea for you. And now there’s a place in Salt Lake City to check out the antics of this unusual parrot native to New Zealand. Tracy Aviary offered a ...
The Denver Zoo is a hot bed for babies these days. The zoo announced its first successful hatching of a kea, a vulnerable New Zealand parrot, on Wednesday. Scarlet is still being cared for by ...
A kea was released back into the wild after a 5-month recovery from a gunshot wound, New Zealand wildlife officials said. The young male parrot was found in February in Golden Bay’s Ligar Bay with a ...
The kea bird, New Zealand’s native parrot, makes other keas laugh with a so-called “play call,” scientists reported in a new study. By Shelby Lin Erdman, Cox Media Group National Content Desk March 21 ...
The young male kea spent five months recovering after a “complex” course of treatment, experts said. Photo by Amos Haring via Unsplash A kea was released back into the wild after a 5-month recovery ...
New Zealand’s highly intelligent parrot, the playful kea bird, has a contagious “play call,” like human laughter, that makes other kea birds want to play more. A new study in the journal Current ...