Parrot Parents Name Their Kids

Posted by Jill Harness in Animals & Pets, Living, Science & Tech on July 15, 2011 at 1:46 am

For years scientists have known that each parrot has a unique call that other birds use to address them, but now they’ve discovered that the parents of the species are responsible for naming their chicks. They observed the parent birds using a different call for each chick long before the babies can communicate.

Link Image via TJL23 [Fllickr]

 
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Cat Raising Baby Chicks

Posted by Miss Cellania in Animals & Pets on May 25, 2011 at 6:35 am

A farmer in China noticed something really strange about his cat. She doesn’t eat chicken. Instead, Niu Niu has taken 30 young chicks under her wing (so to speak), and even licks them clean.

“I came back home and found Niu Niu had got into the chicks’ box and I thought she was going to eat them,” he said.

“I shouted at her and she froze. But then I realised that the chicks were climbing all over her and she was just playing with them.”

Lao, of Suibing County, Heilongjiang Province, said he now leaves Niu Niu to look after the baby chicks while he goes out to work.

The chicks have bonded with the cat, and follow her everywhere. Link -via The Daily What

 
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Pit Bull Hatches Easter Chickies

Posted by Jill Harness in Animals & Pets, Everything Else, Video Clips on April 12, 2009 at 1:39 am

Happy Easter everyone. For your viewing pleasure, here’s an ultimately gentle pit bull with sweet little chicks.

Link Via Cute Overload

 
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Four Chicks in a Hot Tub

Posted by Queuebot in Food & Drink on February 2, 2009 at 1:44 am

Did your parents tell you not to play with your food?  If so, you probably never created a photo op like this one!

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From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Lee.

 
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