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  2. Alexandrine parakeet - Wikipedia

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    The Alexandrine parakeet was first described by French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson as Psittaca Ginginiana or "La Perruche de Gingi" (The Gingi's Parakeet) in 1760; after the town of Gingee in southeastern India, which was a French outpost then.

  3. Princess parrot - Wikipedia

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    A male ("Monty") at Bloedel Conservatory, Vancouver, Canada A male Princess parrot. The princess parrot is a medium-sized parrot, 34 to 46 cm long and weighing between 110 and 120 g. The plumage is mostly green with a pink throat, bluish crown, and bright green shoulders. The rump is blue and the tail is long and narrow.

  4. Red-breasted parakeet - Wikipedia

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    The red-breasted parakeet is now placed in the genus Psittacula that was introduced in 1800 by the French naturalist Georges Cuvier. [4] [5] The genus name is a diminutive of the Latin word psittacus for a "parrot". The specific epithet alexandri is from Alexander the Great whose soldiers introduced parakeets to Greece. [6] Eight subspecies are ...

  5. List of animals by number of neurons - Wikipedia

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    Alexandrine parakeet: 575,000,000 Isotropic fractionator Pallium (DVR) Psittacula eupatria [47] Tanimbar corella: 599,000,000 Isotropic fractionator Pallium (DVR) Cacatua goffiniana [47] Golden retriever: 627,000,000 Isotropic fractionator Pallium (cortex) Canis lupus familiaris [51] Long-eared owl: 673,000,000 Isotropic fractionator Pallium ...

  6. As bird flu ravages poultry industry, the damage spreads - AOL

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    After the current strain of bird flu, H5N1, reached the U.S. in 2022, more than 148 million birds have been euthanized. What is the outbreak's potential impacts on humans, the poultry industry ...

  7. Parakeet - Wikipedia

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    The Australian budgerigar, or shell parakeet, is a popular pet and the most common parakeet. Parakeets comprise about 115 species of birds that are seed-eating parrots of small size, slender build, and long, tapering tails. [citation needed] The Australian budgerigar, also known as "budgie", Melopsittacus undulatus, is probably the most common ...

  8. Why Is Your Cat Making Biscuits (Kneading)? - AOL

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    Experts believe that kneading can be a way to direct behavior to the owner that used to be directed toward the mother. So kneading can be a way for the cat to show affection. It also helps to ...

  9. Rose-ringed parakeet - Wikipedia

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    Rose-ringed parakeets feeding on stored grain Rose-ringed parakeet feeding on sunflowers, Kolkata, India A popular pet, the rose-ringed parakeet has been released in a wide range of cities around the world, giving it an environment with few predators where their preferred diet of seeds, nuts, fruits, and berries is available from suburban ...