FEATHERED FRIEND: An African grey parrot takes in the view from a perch in Heather Snipes' backyard aviary. Photo by Liz Carey ASHEVILLE, N.C.— You can hear it before you can see it. Nestled in the ...

ARLINGTON - Exotic bird trainer Weldon Middlebrooks' career has been a lark. "It's a wacky way to get through life, but it's interesting," said Middlebrooks, who runs the Arlington-based Cheep Thrills ...

Researchers at Texas A&M University are harnessing a training technique that owners of parrots have used for training in their homes for decades. The goal of the training by Aggie researchers is to ...