I am not a native of Southern California. Since moving here over a decade ago, I have heard stories of the infamous wild ...

Centuries before the Inca emerged, Amazonian parrots were carried alive across the Andes and raised in captivity on Peru's coast for their vibrant feathers.

Ancient parrots really got around. A new analysis of their DNA found that humans transported living Amazonian macaw parrots across the Andes mountains to coastal Peru hundreds of years before the Inca ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Talking parrots are always cool to see and hear, but if they decided to get chatty at 3 in the morning, I might feel differently ...

A new study shows that parrots and Amazon macaws were traded across the Andes for elite feather ornaments long before the ...

Some pets learn "sit" or "stay." Others go above and beyond, like this amazing Amazon Parrot, who can sing, talk, and even throw in a classic TV theme for good measure. In the hilarious video, the ...

Excavations on Peru's coast reveal pre-Inca parrot husbandry, radiocarbon-dated to 1100-1450, and long-distance transport ...

Some birds that mimic humans can only say a few words or phrases. For instance, crows in captivity often repeat words like ...