parrot
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The illegal collection and trafficking of parrot eggs posed "a serious threat to wild bird populations and animal welfare", it added.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
And catching bird flu can push our most threatened species, such as the orange-bellied parrot, to the brink of extinction.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Some get on the bandwagon, happy to parrot whatever they’re told will preserve their careers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Parakeets are the UK's only naturalised parrot, according to the RSPB, and they are common sight around London and parts of the south-east of England.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
A foal with a parrot mouth called Sweetheart.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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Fifty eggs suspected to be those of endangered parrots were intercepted at South Africa's main airport in Johannesburg last Thursday - and some of them have now hatched.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Working with longtime collaborator Christine Dahlin of the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown and researchers from Austria, Benedict examined vocal recordings from more than 880 captive parrots.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
They also uncovered some surprising patterns in how parrots used those names.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
NatureScot said it was not known why parrots, and other birds, eat or dismantle windscreen wipers.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
Beatrice had chosen to remain with her father, partly because she was allergic to parrots and partly because she doubted that Leon Leep could survive on his own.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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Throughout the show, fans shook lightsticks, parroted Katseye's dance moves and, in some cases, spontaneously burst into tears.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The expenses that Pentagon officials cited in congressional testimony and that then were parroted in media coverage are much lower than the costs the U.S. public will be forced to pay.
From MarketWatch ● May 28, 2026
One day a fourth grader appeared in front of her with a book about gay civil rights leader Harvey Milk and parroted the line, “This book is an abomination.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
Fittingly, “Collective” has more than one protagonist, although its principal hero is Catalin Tolontan, a journalist at a sports newspaper who asks tough questions of bureaucrats who appear used to having their official line parroted.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
The next day, the national press parroted the figures it had been fed by Strauss: “U.S. Eliminates 95% of Fall-Out from the H-Bomb,” the New York Times reported on its front page.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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But at the same time he’s abetting the union campaign by parroting their arguments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, addressed the crowds where he criticised politicians for "parroting" his ideas.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2025
Doncic seemed stunned when Finley grabbed the can, refraining from parroting the description of the only official NBA-approved beer that Billy Bob Thornton’s Tommy Norris character told a bartender in “Landman.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2025
A rallying cry soon came from @ladyfromtheoutside, a TikTok creator who found inspiration in Ms. Kalil’s parroting of Marie Antoinette.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2024
Sometimes I'd spend the half hour parroting whatever Agent Samson had to say.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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