D.V.M., an avian and exotic pet veterinarian and owner of a 24-year-old blue and yellow macaw, in an email interview. "Like many other pet birds, macaws are playful and seem to enjoy being trained ...

The zoo’s strikingly blue macaw parrots were formerly pets and came to the zoo as a bonded pair. The hyacinths are the largest macaw species and are endangered. The toco toucan conjures the ...