NEWS; Drunk Parrots Plague Australian Town. 07/09/2010
 Wood/ Getty, Photo Reg and I love bushwalking; it would have to be one of our favourite safe fat burners. Part of the joy is watching for some of the beautiful Australian, bush birds, none more beautiful than the rainbow lorikeet. Having once owned a poodle that got drunk, eating fermented fruit that had fallen under a tree, I could relate to this story. Alcoholism is a problem faced by millions of humans, but could it be spreading to parrots? The bizarre behaviour exhibited by some of the colourful birds in Australia would suggest it's possible. Hundreds of lorikeets, a type of small parrot, in the small town of Palmerston have been exhibiting signs of being "drunk," Read more click -> 'Drunk' parrots plague Australian town; veterinarians baffled by behaviour By Michael Sheridan. DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER CommentsFri, 09 Jul 2010 8:00:54 pm That is so funny...when you think that they are drunk...but very sad if it is virus. We had birds and ever now and then the quails would wander around like they were drunk and we thought it was so funny until we found out that the bigger birds (lorikeets and rosellas) would swoop down and peck the quails in the head and cause brain damage. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 8:18:13 pm I had a poodle who would get drunk by searching out fallen fruit under trees that had fermented. I think she was an alcoholic, she was so determined to try to find rotting fruit. We were always trying to get to the fruit fall, before she could. Comments are closed. | Categories
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