Hi, My name is Barry Bluebird!
At night while you are asleep, I fly around the world gathering pets news ready for you to read when you wake the next day.
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Cockatoo boogies to the Backstreet Boys beat
Posted on May 3rd, 2009 No commentsTwo studies recently published in the ‘Current Biology’ journal suggest that some birds have a remarkable talent for dancing. While it had been previously thought that only humans had the ability to get down and groove. Video footage reveals that some parrots have a near-perfect sense of rhythm; swaying their bodies, bobbing their heads and tapping their feet in time to a beat, in a display which puts many humans to shame. Snowball, a sulphur-crested cockatoo, came to the researchers’ attention after YouTube footage suggested he might have a certain prowess for dance – especially when listening to his favourite dance number – Everybody by the Backstreet Boys.
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Cat burglar steals socks
Posted on May 3rd, 2009 No comments
Retail sales of socks are booming in Loughborough in the UK after a spate of burglaries by a crafty cat. The feline in question who we shall refer to as ‘Henry’, so as not to blow his cover, is known to have brazenly stolen at least 57 socks in a mini crime-wave. Police are unsure as to where the socks have been stolen from – possibly washing lines or even peoples houses. Eye witness’s have reported seeing this hardened criminal on a wall near his home, brandishing his stolen booty in his mouth.
