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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Heroic emu helps stop alleged drunk driver after hit-and-run
In London on July 28, a hotel chef named Dean Wade heard tires screeching and a huge crash. He went outside and saw a pickup truck had crashed right into the front of a store. RPU, @ChippenhamCPT and @NPAShq dealing with this minor injury (but extensive damage) RTC in Malmesbury.
Laurie Zaleski Rescues Over 600 Animals After Escaping Domestic Violence
Based out of Mays Landing, N.J., Laurie Zaleski is the founder of Funny Farm Rescue & Sanctuary, a nonprofit animal rescue. ” Funny Farm” cares for more than 600 residents from chickens in diapers to three legged donkeys. And even though Zaleski is overseeing one of the largest animal rescues in the Northeast, she still found time to pen her inspirational memoir, Funny Farm, which was published this spring.
Harley the Cockatoo Terrorizes Table Settings Daily
We’ve heard of cats causing trouble when they want attention, but a cockatoo? This 23 year old cockatoo named Harley, has spent it’s live terrorizing table settings and we have the video to prove it.
2 Unlikely Friends – A Red-Billed Bird and a Black Rhino
Local South African bush scout, Zaheer Ali, was driving around when he stumbled on a lone rhino chomping down on some grass. However, something was different. A perched little oxpecker sat comfortably on his horn – A Red-Billed Bird. Red-billed birds are often spotted flying around and sitting on the backs of black rhinos but this one was in a very different pose.
Unlikely Animal Friendship: Jack and Diane, the Donkey-Emu Pair Will Melt Your Heart
Today’s unlikely animal friendship features Jack and Diane, two American kids growin’ up in the heartland. Just kidding. They’re a donkey and an emu who are super in love.
Chicken Fashion: Diapers, Saddles, & Tutu’s for Poultry by Pampered Poultry
Chicken diapers are a thing. And, chicken enthusiasts love them. Julie Baker, the owner of Pampered Poultry @pamperedpoultry, was just as surprised as you when she discovered the high demand for her custom-made chicken diapers.
Flamingo On The Run For 13 Years, Narrowly Escapes Authorities Once Again
A flamingo was spotted in the wild in South Texas by Ben Shepard, an intern with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Quickly ID’d as notorious fugitive Flamingo No. 492 who authorities report has been on the lam for thirteen long years. In 2005, forty flamingos travelled from Tanzania to the Wichita County Zoo in Kansas.
Firefighters Rescue Two Baby Fawns From California Wildfire
A wildfire in Shasta County, California left two baby fawns orphaned, but local firefighters came to the rescue. If we can’t watch burly, soot-covered firefighters hand-feed baby fawns, then what’s the point of living? New favourite picture on the internet.
Protected killdeer bird nest holds up major music festival
A killdeer bird, known for its distinctive “kill deer” cry, is holding up a major music festival in Canada. While not endangered, the killdeer is a protected species, with a new mother killdeer and her nest discovered directly where the main stage will go for Bluesfest in Ottawa, one of Canada’s biggest music festivals. Unlike what we expect of most birds, Killdeer spend a lot of their time on the ground, where they also build their nests, instead of in trees.
Harry Styles, Two Chickens, & Several Dogs Pose for Gucci in This Fish & Chips Shop
The Harry Styles Gucci campaign took an odd – but adorable – turn when the shoot included two live chickens and several fluffy dogs. Oh, and it was shot in a local London fish n’ chips shop. View this post on Instagram A post shared by @gucci Credit: @gucci IG Credit: @gucci IG Credit: @gucci IG Credit: @gucci IG The shoot’s for the new autumn/winter 2018-19 tailoring campaign.