Each pet bird has his/her own personality and may react differently to the same situations. Some birds will bite the person nearest them or even another bird when someone new approaches. Called displacement, your pet is protecting itself from the newcomer. Sometimes birds will nip their mates to encourage them to fly away from the […]
Lorikeets are very colorful, playful birds. There are a number of varieties, but not all are kept as pets. They are sometimes called honeyeaters as their favorite food is nectar. Lorikeets can be found in the East Indies area and western Pacific including 7 species in Australia. Most lorikeets are green with red and yellow […]
Wild sheep shed their wool naturally, but domestic sheep have been bred to have thick heavy coats. The Merino, Australia‘s most commonly raised sheep, is bred to have wrinkly skin that produces more wool. Merinos don’t shed and due to their coat’s thickness, they can die in the summer if they are not sheared. Sheep […]
