Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt created the character’s high-pitched, electronic chattering by combining his own voice and a synthesizer.The result is that R2-D2 produces two types of sound: ...

Strawberry is a 41-year-old Scarlet Macaw rescued by the president of the Bird Lovers Club in Broward County, Florida. Every morning, Daria Feinstein checks the bird feeders in her backyard in Coral ...

The lovable Star Wars droid is helping to shed light on why some bird species are better at mimicking sounds than others ...

Cockatoo: While it has been reported to be difficult to train Cockatoos to talk, these birds merely have a softer, sweeter speaking voice than other parrots. Monk parakeet: Their most characteristic ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. O’FALLON, Mo. – A one-and-a-half-year-old ...

Zookeepers said it took about five minutes to coax a wayward macaw to give up its life on the run and return to Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium Monday morning. Cayenne took off Sunday morning, ...

A species of parrots that went extinct in the wild over two decades ago has made a flying comeback following extensive conservation attempts in Brazil. Spix’s macaw, known for its vivid blue colours, ...

This rescue Hyacinth Macaw pops his head out of his little cooler nest the moment he hears his mom’s voice, and the way he reacts will melt you.

Don't miss out on the headlines from Gladstone. Followed categories will be added to My News. The three-year-old Macaw was reported stolen after she didn't return home one night from her daily ...