There is no data on precisely how many pets outlive their owners in the U.S. but rescues across the country have dedicated themselves to re-homing pet birds and turtles, pointing to a constant ...

It shows benefits of virtual bird friendships, researchers say. Researchers are looking at ways to connect the estimated 20 million pet birds living in the United States with each other.

And the birds’ touch behaviors differed from those of humans in a variety of ways. For one, the parrots had a tendency to use their tongues to quickly and repeatedly hit the same target.

Once upon a time, Polly just wanted a cracker. Nowadays, Polly might want a Zoom call. A recent study took 18 pet parrots and examined whether video calls could help them fulfill their social needs.