This blue budgie is a playful parakeet with a typical lifespan of 5–10 years. Macaws and cockatoos can live to be 70–80 years old. averess / Getty Images/iStockphoto My middle schooler decided she ...

Q. I’m worried about my dog getting too close to my parrot. It’s not that I think the dog will hurt my bird. It’s that I’ve heard canine saliva is toxic to birds, so it’s dangerous for a dog to even ...

With bird flu cases on the rise across California, you may be wondering: Is your cat or dog at risk? Avian flu has been detected in dozens of domestic cats in the United States since December 2023, ...

This week, we’ve called on our favorite expert pet owners to answer your questions about the unruly critters in your life. Faux Paws is Slate’s pet advice column. Submit questions here. Dear Faux Paws ...

There's nothing better than a pet menagerie and this household takes it up a notch with both birds and dogs. And one delightful parrot has decided to use the dogs to his advantage by having him open ...

All gun dogs are special in their own way, but it's usually our first bird dogs that teach us the most important lessons.

It was last year, early morning. The sun had just risen, and I was upstairs getting ready for work. My greyhound, Elvis, was still asleep on his pillow, snoring, with his stuffed squirrelly toy tucked ...

"We're really proud of our crew for responding the way they did, not only getting the bird to safety but also being able to track down his owner," SkyWheel Attractions in Myrtle Beach said Kimberlee ...