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Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence--And Formed a Deep Bond in the Process by Irene M. Pepperberg Publisher Comments You be good. I love you, were Alex's final words to his owner, research scientist Irene Pepperberg, before his premature death at age thirty-one on September 6, 2007. An African Grey parrot, Alex had a brain the size of a shelled walnut, yet he could add,... (read more) Your price: $13.99 New - Trade Paper 
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Alex & Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence -- And Formed a Deep Bond in the Process by Irene Pepperberg Publisher Comments On September 6, 2007, an African Grey parrot named Alex died prematurely at age thirty-one. His last words to his owner, Irene Pepperberg, were "You be good. I love you." What would normally be a quiet, very private event was, in Alex's case... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $16.50 Used - Hardcover
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Macaws: Everything about Purchase, Care, Nutrition, Handling, and Behavior (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) by Roger G Sweeney Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-93) and index.... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Elsewhere in the Land of Parrots by Jim Paul Publisher Comments Reclusive David Huntington writes rigorously meaningless poetry to great acclaim. But he lives fearfully, sleeping and working with earplugs, rarely going outside, drawing his life more closely around him every day. A wild parrot, a gift from his father,... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Parrot Who Thought She Was a Dog by Nancy Ellis Bell Publisher Comments Nancy Ellis-Bell has always had a love—and a weakness—for animals. She'd already spent a lifetime taking in rescue animals when she and her husband brought home an exotic, wild-caught, one-footed macaw. And so it was that Sarah came into... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Parrot in Health and Illness: An Owner's Guide by Bonnie Munro Doane Publisher Comments A routine surgical procedure performed by avian veterinarians is laparoscopy in order to determine the sex of an individual bird. Here, the veterinarian is inserting the laparoscope trocar into a Blue-fronted Amazon. — "M. Vogel"... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Parrot Problem Solver by Barbara Heidenreich Publisher Comments When not properly trained and socialized, parrots are prone to developing behavioral problems, including aggression and self-mutilation. Many parrot owners face these problems and need guidance on how to solve them. This book offers practical advice on... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Hardcover
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Guide to Companion Parrot Behavior by Mattie Sue Athan Publisher Comments A companion parrot is to a bird lover what a favorite lapdog is to its owner -- a friend through thick and thin. This book offers a wealth of advice on such topics as choosing between a young parrot and an older bird, selecting and training a talking... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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My Parrot, My Friend: An Owner's Guide to Parrot Behavior by Bonnie Munro Doane Publisher Comments An owners guide to parrot behaviour.... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $12.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Parrot Who Owns Me: The Story of a Relationship by Joanna Burger Publisher Comments Birds are my passion, says Joanna Burger, but parrots are my weakness. Fifteen years ago, when se adopted a neglected, orphaned thirty-six year old parrot named Tiko, she entered on of the most complex relationships of her life. Sullen and hostile when... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Parrot Companion: Caring for Parrots, Macaws, Budgies, Cockatiels & More by Rosemary Low Publisher Comments A well-illustrated guide to caring for 25 of the most common breeds of parrots with a focus on choosing the right bird and keeping it healthy. Includes principal characteristics of each breed, tips on training, equipment, nutrition and grooming.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Why Does My Bird Do That?: A Guide to Parrot Behavior by Julie Rach Publisher Comments Why does my conure chew everything he can get his beak on? Why does my Amazon bite? Why does my cockatoo scream early every morning? Why won't my parakeet talk? This extensively updated edition of the popular guide to parrot behavior focuses on today's... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Parrot Who Owns Me: the Story of a Relationship by Joanna Burger Publisher Comments Seventeen years ago, when she adopted a neglected, orphaned thirty-year-old parrot named Tiko, the internationally renowned ornithologist Joanna Burger entered one of the most complex relationships of her life. Sullen and hostile when he entered Dr... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Parrot (Reaktion Books - Animal) by Paul Carter Publisher Comments One of the more nonconformist figures in the animal kingdom, the parrot is linked to humans by its ability to speaka trait many have found unsettling, though this discomfort is offset by its gorgeous plumage, which makes it one of the most popular... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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The African Grey Parrot Handbook (Barron's Pet Handbooks) by Mattie Sue Athan Publisher Comments The African Grey can acquire a larger vocabulary than most other parrot varietiesbut with or without speech, it's a favorite companion among bird lovers. Here is detailed advice on nutritious feeding, caging, grooming, disease prevention, and much more... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Parrot Tricks by Tani Robar Publisher Comments Polly wants an audience! There are approximately 14 million parrots in U.S. homes. With this book, owners can teach their parrots simple tricks like ' take a bow' as well as tricks with props, such as climbing a rope. And the tricks arent just for fun... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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Parrots: Everything about Purchase, Care, Feeding, and Housing (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) by Mattie Sue Athan Publisher Comments Facts and advice cover all aspects of pet care, which include proper feeding, housing, health care, grooming, training, and much more.... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Guide to the Senegal Parrot and Its Family by Mattie Sue Athan Synopsis This updated bird owneras guide, written by experts on parrot psychology and care, instructs on socializing and instilling domesticated behavior patterns in birds of the Poicephalos family. A friendly and relatively quiet parrot, the Senegal makes an... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Trade Paper
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The African Grey (Owner's Guides to a Happy, Healthy Pet) by Julie Rach Publisher Comments The mischievous African Grey has been noted in history as far back as biblical times. In this book, Julie Rach, a former editor of "Bird Talk" magazine, brings to light all the latest health, care, and training information on this interesting bird... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $2.95 Used - Hardcover
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Conures (Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals) by Matthew Vriends Publisher Comments This handsomely illustrated book gives you a wealth of information on bird purchase, caging, health care, and much more. Books in the Complete Pet Owner's Manuals series present basic information about pets for new or soon-to-be owners, as well as... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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