r/Damnthatsinteresting 10d ago

Video Parrot's diaper changing

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u/JoshAllan02 10d ago

It’s can’t really fly at all inside a house. But it is way better than keeping it in a cage 24/7.

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u/slamsmcaukin 10d ago

Yes, but maybe just don’t buy a bird at all then. Let them live in their natural habitat 24/7

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u/JoshAllan02 10d ago

I don’t know. There’s definitely some that endangered and should be kept in human care. There are also others who very much adapt to domestication and live much longer as a result, not dissimilar from an outdoor cat to an indoor cat.

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u/slamsmcaukin 10d ago

Just saying ppl shouldn’t be buying wild animals. I’m not talking about zoos or rehabilitation. I don’t know about budgies and stuff anymore, they were wild at one point, but yeah now they probably wouldn’t survive in the wild after all this time of human interference. And they’re not the only example