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Do Owls Make Good Pets? Things You Should Consider
Wondering what it would be like to have an owl as a pet? For some insight, check out this FAQ on keeping pet owls. You might be surprised at what you learn!
http://birds.about.com/od/largebirds/f/Do-Owls-Make-Good-Pets.htm
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When a Bird Escapes: How to Find a Lost Bird
There is nothing quite like the feeling you get when a pet bird suddenly takes off, flying into the wild blue yonder, while you watch helplessly from the ground
http://www.parrotparrot.com/articles/parrotsafety/when-a-bird-escapes-how-to-find-a-lost-bird/
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Can Wild Birds Be Tamed and Kept As Pets?
'Taming' a wild bird may be a flawed word when considering a wild bird as a pet. A better word would be 'habituate.' Habituating means the bird accepts the presence of humans in such a way that they aren't spooked and fly away when a human is present.
https://www.cuteness.com/blog/content/can-wild-birds-be-tamed-and-kept-as-pets
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10 Really Weird Crow Facts - Aves Noir
In our last top ten fact list about Crows we highlighted corvids from a scientific angle - they are intelligent, persistent, prolific, and hardy. In this list, we want to explore some of the stranger things about our favorite critter.
http://www.avesnoir.com/10-really-weird-crow-facts/
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hand-tame wild birds feed -The Old Farmer's Almanac
Rules for hand-taming wild birds from The Old Farmer's Almanac.
https://www.almanac.com/content/rules-hand-taming-wild-birds
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Falconry - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
Wikipedia's information about falconry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falconry
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The Barn Owl Centre - Should Owls be Pets? -The Barn Owl Centre is a UK Registered Barn Owl Charity
Should a Barn Owl be classed as pet? We say no! What do you say?
http://www.barnowl.co.uk/page8.asp
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Crows as Pets: The African Pied Crow, a Most Intelligent Bird
Zoologist Frank Indiviglio discusses the merits of keeping the African Pied Crows as captive pets on that bird blog.
http://blogs.thatpetplace.com/thatbirdblog/2013/05/06/crows-as-pets-the-african-pied-crow-a-most-intelligent-bird/
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The Cost of Keeping Wild Birds as Pets - TakePart
The booming Indonesian pet trade threatens to wipe out increasingly rare species.
http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/04/30/pet-owners-birds-extinction-indonesia
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Wild Birds as Pets
If you've ever thought of keeping a wild bird as a pet, then don't miss this informative discussion on the issues that can arise when attempting to keep a wild bird!
http://birds.about.com/od/adoptingabird/f/Can-I-Keep-A-Wild-Bird-As-A-Pet.htm
