Feathers ruffled as charismatic parrot banned from avian bea

WELLINGTON (AFP) – The world’s fattest parrot can’t fly, and now it can’t run either. Voting began on Monday in New Zealand’s always-controversial Bird of the Year contest, with angry twitchers spitting feathers at a decision to ban the twice-winning kakapo. The beguiling owl parrot – which resembles a verdant feathered bowling ball – already […]

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