Budgies find yawns irresistible too - New Scientist

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Budgies find yawns irresistible too New Scientist BUDGIES agree: a yawn is a difficult thing to resist. The highly social birds are the latest animals to join the contagious yawning club. It's the first good evidence for contagious yawning in a non-primate, says Gallup. Unpublished work shows their ... Even birds can't resist a good yawnZee News all 4 news articles »

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The Budgies Are Listless - CounterPunch

The Budgies Are Listless CounterPunch “One of my budgies is listless, and I think it might be chemicals leaching out of the pictures. So I cut them out before I put the paper in the cage. I may have to take my budgies to the vet.” Afterward I sat in my apartment and thought, “Wow, ... and more »

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Inmates keeping budgies in their cells as paedo prison installs an aviary - Mirror.co.uk

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Inmates keeping budgies in their cells as paedo prison installs an aviary Mirror.co.uk by Greig Box Turnbull, Daily Mirror 24/01/2012 A jail's inmates have given a new meaning to the phrase “doing bird” by keeping budgies in their cells. Albany Prison on the Isle of Wight, known for holding rapists and paedophiles, has installed an ... and more »

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The wild budgies of Billabong - ABC Online

The wild budgies of Billabong ABC Online The Billabong Roadhouse staff rang in and advised ABC Midwest about the thousands of wild budgies flying around in the early summer mornings. I had never heard of, let alone seen, any wild budgies before so I was eager to travel out to witness the ...

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The Budgies are Listless - OpEdNews

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The Budgies are Listless OpEdNews "One of my budgies is listless, and I think it might be chemicals leaching out of the pictures. So I cut them out before I put the paper in the cage. I may have to take my budgies to the vet." Afterward I sat in my apartment and thought, "Wow, ... and more »

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Pet subjects: dog issues, feline sibling rivalry and lonely budgies - Telegraph.co.uk

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Pet subjects: dog issues, feline sibling rivalry and lonely budgies Telegraph.co.uk I live alone with my budgie, Billy. A visitor recently told me that it was cruel to keep just one bird and that I should get him a female friend. I spend ages talking to Billy every day and he doesn't seem unhappy. Your visitor has a point: many ...

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Budgie Yawning Makes Other Budgies Yawn - BirdChannel.com

Budgie Yawning Makes Other Budgies Yawn BirdChannel.com The unpublished work in this study said that the budgies' yawns were more contagious especially after a loud noise. This suggests that the yawning might be helpful in coordinating group alertness after a threat. Budgerigars, or budgie for short, ...

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