Birds are becoming increasingly popular pets, and social media has a lot to do with it. From parrots to canaries, birds come in a vast array of shapes, colors, and personalities. Some birds have even amassed millions of followers! Some birds are just up to no good.
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Jennifer Garner Posts Touching Tribute to Pet Chicken, Regina George, & Replaces Her With Ants
Jennifer Garner recently mourned the loss of her pet chicken, Regina George, but is replacing her clucking best friend with a few hundred other creatures. Garner recently bought an ant farm for herself and her kids, Violet, 12, Seraphina, 9, and Samuel, 6 and posted it on her Instagram story. She also posted a touching tribute to Regina George on her Instagram, describing her love for the chicken.
Dog Adopts Nine Duckling Orphans
Fred, a 10-year-old yellow Labrador, has become an adoptive father to nine abandoned ducklings in Essex, England. The ducklings were found wandering about the Mountfitchet Castle grounds in Stansted with no mother duck in sight. While the mother duck is still MIA, Fred the Lab has stepped up to give the baby ducks some parental guidance.
Worlds First Drone Was Actually A Pigeon
Little known fact: there was a world before the internet. Which also means there was a world before drones, terrifyingly bad reality TV, and frayed iPhone chargers. In this world, some of the first aerial photography was taken using pigeons.
Bad Ass Canuck the Crow Has Babies – Will He Change His Ways?
Are Canuck the Crow’s days of looting, harassing, and breaking hearts coming to an end? The Canadian crow @canuck_and_i has a notorious reputation to uphold in East Vancouver, a hipster mecca located in British Columbia. He harasses people in McDonald’s, dive-bombs postal workers, and robs and steals as he pleases.
Goose Hates Golf, Attacks Local Teen in Rage
A Canadian goose decided to take vengeance against teens and golf alike during a Michigan high school golf tournament. Isaac Couling, a 16-year-old sophomore, had just finished teeing off the seventh hole and was walking down the fairway when the vicious sneak attack occurred. Luckily, the teen was not alone.
Bald Eagle Lands on Pitcher James Paxton During Major Leagues Game
During the American national anthem, a bald eagle decided to land on major league Mariners pitcher James Paxton’s shoulder. Is there any sentence more steeped in stars and stripes than that? James Paxton was minding his own business during the American national anthem when suddenly a bald eagle decided he looks like a great perch.
Lifetime Hotel Ban Due To Pepperoni Seagull Debauchery Lifted After 17 Years
17 years ago Nick Burchill made the mistake of leaving his hotel room window open. What followed was a string of unfortunate events earning him to a lifetime ban from The Empress Hotel in Victoria, BC. Nick Burchill is a simple man from Nova Scotia.
Well, This is Hawkward: Mom Catches Bird of Prey in Bare Hands
One badass mom’s quick reflexes saved her chicken coop from being desecrated by a hungry predator. Last Sunday, Twitter user @Jackalcakes posted this photo: My mother caught a hawk while it was diving to get her chickens and it just has the most confused face ever that this could have gone so wrong pic.twitter.com/qTwApCVmsW— Herro @ MFF (@Jackalcakes) March 19, 2018 Allegedly, Jackalcakes absolute ninja of a mother grabbed the bird of prey moments before it helped itself to some chicken nuggets. The internet, obviously, lost its mind.
Ayam Cemani – Goth Chickens: Enchanted or going through a ‘phase’?
Ayam Cemani chickens are as black as your soul, through and through. They’re a breed of Indonesian chicken found in Indonesia. They have all-black everything, right down to their beaks and bones.
Canuck the Crow causes havoc on Canadian West Coast
Canuck the Crow @canuck_and_i has a rap sheet a mile long, causing mischief and mayhem wherever he goes. The crow is half-domesticated, half-wild, and all hilarious. From stealing active crime-scene evidence to being hired as an actual employee at the PNE the crow is an urban legend come to life.
