Patricia Sund
Patricia Sund is a Free-Lance Writer residing in Florida with her three African Greys. She has been published in About.com, Bird Talk Magazine, Birds USA, In Your Flock Magazine, Good Bird Magazine as well as numerous websites and newsletters. She is currently doing research for a book titled "Parrot Nation".
November 18, 2009 at 12:13 pm
What kind of plants are these? How is the word “browse” defined in this context? Great video!
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November 19, 2009 at 8:19 pm
Melissa,
I’m going to have to check again for you, but i remember one of them is mulberry.
P.
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November 24, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Hi Melissa,
Steve Malowski from the Cincinnati Zoo got back to me. This is what he said:
“Mainly its Mulberry, Ash, Pear, Honeysuckle, Bamboo, Willow and oddly enough not any type of Maple (a surprise to me).”
So there you are: right from the Lead Bird Dude himself!
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November 20, 2009 at 6:29 am
Melissa,
I just sent an email to Steve at the Zoo. He’ll check with the commissary on the types of trees being used.
Zoos use the word “browse” to refer to animals playing with and munching on tree branches. Oregon Zoo has a post about it at their website. Here’s the link:
http://www.oregonzoo.org/Exhibits/Gardens/browse.htm
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