Brent Chadwell felt one overwhelming emotion when his wife called to tell him that his beloved bird, Tiki, had flown out of the house — devastated. “I thought, ‘There’s a 50% chance that something ...

Several bird species, including mynas, ring-necked parakeets, cockatiels, budgerigars, cockatoos, and eclectus parrots, possess impressive mimicry skills and can imitate human speech. These birds ...