The only wild specimens of a rare blue parrot, which were recently returned to their natural habitat, have been diagnosed with an incurable, likely lethal virus, Brazil's government told AFP Thursday.

Birds and their droppings can carry diseases that spread to humans, like bird flu and psittacosis. To lower the risk of infection, wash your hands with soap and water after touching birds or bird ...

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The reintroduction of the Spix’s macaw in Brazil’s Caatinga shrubland faces a health crisis: seven birds have tested positive for circovirus, a highly contagious, potentially fatal disease with no ...

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It's always so touching and meaningful when you get to watch a pet parent care for their fur or feather baby when they are sick or injured. It's such a sacred act to let others witness you caring for ...

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Feathers are among the most complex cutaneous appendages in the animal kingdom. While their evolutionary origin has been widely debated, paleontological discoveries and developmental biology studies ...

Goose circovirus (GoCV) is a recently identified pathogen in geese that is known to cause slow growth, feather disorder syndrome, and immunosuppression. Infection with GoCV may increase the risk of ...

Sabrina Carpenter's "Feather" music video didn't just break the internet — it also unraveled a priest's career. On Monday, November 18, Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello, who oversaw Brooklyn's Our Lady of ...

Avian experts warn people not to feed birds amid a highly contagious and incurable virus that causes feather loss and beak deformities, ultimately resulting in a 'long, slow death'. A North Queensland ...