They found that,
when budgies could see each other, they were around three times as likely to yawn within five minutes of a yawn from their neighbour.
Not exact matches
Humans and adult chimps seem more likely to catch a yawn
when the original yawner is someone they know, but experiments in puppies have not found the same familiarity effect, and the researchers didn't see this in
budgies either.
When training a
budgie (or any type of bird) to talk, consistency and patience are key.
When properly tamed and cared for,
Budgies make extraordinarily friendly and affectionate pets.
Budgies, cockatiels, parrots, and songbirds tend to live longer, healthier lives
when they receive regular veterinary care.
Like all types of pet birds,
budgies can be a bit messy, so it is easier to keep the mess contained to the cage
when there is a skirt on the outside of the cage.
In the past 35 years, I can only think of two cases where a
budgie got too caught up in its reflection and ignored its owner or even attacked
when its owner tried to take the bird away from the mirrored toy.
20 September 2007: Virgin Blue has been recognised for services to the environment
when it was awarded the Special Merit Award for Commitment to the Environment at the recent
Budgies Best in Class Awards in London.
Just
when you thought is was safe to put on a pair of
budgie smugglers and head for the beach LIA2 happens
Our
budgie gets so excited
when we start playing Christmas music.
Stuff like the
budgie washing up at my feet on Maroubra Beach, the pig running past me in a suburban street, the prawn escaping my favourite yum cha restaurant, the bloke I saw dragging a giant cross down Lane Cove Road
when I was driving back from jail one time...