Student Weekly Competition - World Parrot Day

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Every year on May 31st, World Parrot Day highlights the threat to wild and captive parrots throughout the world. It’s also a day to learn more about this intelligent and magnificent bird. When you picture a parrot, you probably think of a colourful bird that talks or mimics sounds. Both of these things are true of most parrots, but not all of them. Even the parrots that can’t talk are still considered intelligent. Types of parrots include the cockatiels, Fischer’s lovebirds, monk parakeets, cockatoos, African and Amazon parrots, and macaws. Here are some more interesting facts about parrots:

• Some parrots live for over 60 years.

• Parrots in the wild usually mate for life.

• A parrot’s beak is so strong, it can break open a metal cage.

• The largest parrot, the kakapo, weighs up to 4 kilograms…