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catbyte

(37,303 posts) Fri Jan 28, 2022, 02:26 PM Jan 2022

This Parrot Has A Passion for Basketball

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This Parrot Has A Passion for Basketball (Original Post) catbyte Jan 2022 OP

Cute parrot. Someone told me they can live 100 years? Emile Jan 2022 #1

That's at the very upper end of their captive lifespan u4ic Jan 2022 #3

Adorable! Karadeniz Jan 2022 #2

Adorable! u4ic Jan 2022 #4

Emile

(35,845 posts)

1. Cute parrot. Someone told me they can live 100 years?

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Fri Jan 28, 2022, 03:57 PM

Jan 2022

u4ic

(17,101 posts)

3. That's at the very upper end of their captive lifespan

Reply to Emile (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 29, 2022, 08:37 PM

Jan 2022

not an average; in fact it's quite rare.

That parrot is a white bellied caique and will live in between 30-40 yrs or so if healthy. Macaws, Cockatoos and African Greys tend to live the longest; upwards of 50-60 yrs or more.

Karadeniz

(24,537 posts)

2. Adorable!

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Fri Jan 28, 2022, 08:25 PM

Jan 2022

u4ic

(17,101 posts)

4. Adorable!

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Sat Jan 29, 2022, 08:38 PM

Jan 2022

I love caiques, they're the clowns of the parrot world.

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