Birds are special animals, and unlike dogs and cats, they are tamed, but not domesticated. Domestication is breeding over multiple generations and selecting for characteristics and temperament over the course of many many years in a species to be better suited to living with humans. Taming is working with a single individual and getting them habituated to interaction and conditioning them to interact with humans. This means that birds are still mostly wild animals that allow us to be their...

Trigger Warning: Pet Loss I have some sad news to share, along with information I think every bird owner should know — even though it’s a...

Did You Know? Birds have bones in their tongue, it is called the Hyoid apparatus, which is what allows them to manipulate their food so...