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Topic Categories: Behavior • Pets • Streaming videos
Posted on: October 25, 2008 8:59 AM, by "GrrlScientist"
tags: Weewoo The Talking Starling, Sturnis vulgaris, birds, behavior, pets, streaming video
Mozart had a pet starling whom he thought of as his musical companion. When his bird died, he had a funeral for him and invited his friends. This video should give you an appreciation for how talented these birds are as mimics [3:15]
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Comments
So give the bird a kiss already! I never knew starlings talked. That's probably because I've never seen a live starling.
Posted by: wrpd | October 25, 2008 8:08 PM
you are probably the only person on the entire planet who has never seen a live starling.
Posted by: "GrrlScientist" | October 25, 2008 9:30 PM
when watching some of those videos, I'm not surprised at how bright the birds are, but at how much the humans are not...
Posted by: m | November 21, 2008 5:37 AM
I just found a starling in my christmas tree. It has been in my house for three weeks, decorated and everything. Just seen the bird flopping around today.
Posted by: Tiffany | December 19, 2008 10:39 PM