Comments on: Whipper

By: Astericks

Astericks — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 07:48:05 +0000

Anyone else reminded of the Great Owl from The Secret of NIHM?

By: renderanything

renderanything — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 01:59:24 +0000

Looks more like hair than feathers. Sad about the budgie disease thing though.

By: ted

ted — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 01:32:01 +0000

Surely, it’s not just a matter of appearance that caused the mother to abandon it? Although perhaps that was key in her decision not to spend her time on an unhealthy baby?

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:40:54 +0000

@liphttam1: Ha! You beat me to it.

By: Corinne

Corinne — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:39:42 +0000

I tried to post links to what he is. I researched it a little. He’s what they call a feather duster budgie. It’s a genetic mutation where the gene that controls feather growing doesn’t turn off. The birds suffer muscle wasting and usually die before they’re 8 months old.

By: liphttam1

liphttam1 — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:19:28 +0000

Wipper, no. I was thinking Swiffer.

By: Ali S.

Ali S. — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:49:38 +0000

Aww! It looks like the parakeet equivalent of a sheep dog. And, yes, it certainly does look like there is something wrong with it’s legs and wings. Perhaps all that fluff is making it hard for him to walk about or move his wings. Still adorable in a mutant way.

By: jodie

jodie — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:03:47 +0000

awww, mutants can be cute too. hooray for you – little fluffy guy.

By: groksocket

groksocket — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:45:51 +0000

We sure it’s not a normal one with novelty eyelash yarn glued on? Seriously though, what a little squeaky friend.

By: Jacki

Jacki — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:36:43 +0000

Very cute. I thought it was a mop in the video at first. Haha.

By: Padraig

Padraig — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:36:35 +0000

It apparently can’t fly, it almost can’t walk. Not sure if it can see through the thicket of… err… fluff feathers? Cute or not: it should not be bred. Poor little guy.

By: Corinne

Corinne — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:31:01 +0000

Just a few posts from Darwin, here we are interfering in natural selection. Not that I have any room to speak. Natural selection would have phased premie-Corinne out too.

Really, he’s awesome looking, it’s true. But I’d like to meet him. I love birds. I have a Senegal, myself. :]

By: LisaL

LisaL — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:03:05 +0000

Awwww, what a cute little guy! And his little squeaks were adorable as well! I hope she doesn’t breed him. Yeah it would be cute to have more, but not if there is something other than the excess feathers, that’s wrong with him.

By: CountryCritter

CountryCritter — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:01:24 +0000

I hope she doesn’t breed it. It looks like there’s something wrong with it’s legs.

He is a cute little guy though.

By: peach

peach — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:49:12 +0000

Wow that thing is cute! Everybody is gonna want one. She has got a gold mine on her hands if she can successfully breed it.

By: Moi

Moi — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:43:29 +0000

What a looker! Such a cute little fellow. Grooming must be a pain in the butt though