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Don't give your parrot chocolates

SOME facts about parrots:

  • All parrots' eggs are white.
  • Parrots don't have vocal cords, so they actually "trumpet" sound by pushing air out of their trachea.
  • Wild parrots do not learn to talk, but the African Grey is the easiest to teach.
  • Parrots, when not nesting, live in groups known as flocks and are prone to squawking and screaming.
  • Parrots have four toes on each foot.
  • Most parrots build their nests in holes in trees, termite mounds, rock cavities or ground tunnels. Only a few build stick nests.
  • Parrots have a thick muscular tongue that helps them eat fruit and seeds.
  • Chocolate is poisonous to Parrots. - Animalfacts.com

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