Move over athletes, there’s a new MVP in town and he has wings. Living East Tennessee reporter Noemy Sanchez caught up with Spencer, Zoo Knoxville’s hyacinth macaw who ...
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A hyacinth macaw named Spencer amazed the world when his zoo posted a video of him practicing his impeccable basketball ...
Spencer the hyacinth macaw recently performed at the halftime of a basketball game and continues to expertly practice getting ...
Guinness record-holding aviary shelters rescued parrots, promotes ethical care, educates visitors, and becomes Mysuru’s most loved wildlife attraction It’s a must-see on the list of the tourists ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Zoo Knoxville has an extra special resident who is working hard to spread the word about the zoo— and show off his basketball skills. Spencer is a hyacinth macaw. He’s almost ...
Two keepers at the National Zoo were bitten Friday by an animal called a binturong during what the zoo said was a routine training session. The injuries were described as not life-threatening. The ...
Two zookeepers were taken to a hospital after they were bitten by a binturong, also known as a bear cat, at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in D.C. on Friday morning, authorities say. The mammals are ...
1 Science and Conservation Department, Zoomarine Algarve, Albufeira, Portugal 2 IUCN SSC Center for Species Survival Behavior Change, Albufeira, Portugal Background: Efforts to stem the species ...
The Detroit Zoo this week announced the birth of three lion cubs to first-time mom Amirah, a 9-year-old African lioness housed at the zoo. "She has been wonderfully calm, attentive and nurturing, ...
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.
The only wild specimens of a rare blue parrot which had only recently been returned to its natural habitat in Brazil have been diagnosed with a lethal, incurable virus, the government said in a ...