Birds are slept on as pets. Everyone wants a cat or a dog. Kids beg their parents for hamsters all the time. You know what you never hear? "Mommy, can I pretty please get an Indian Ringneck Parakeet?" ...

This is Bluey. Bluey loves to eat kuaci and guava, and enjoys taking showers. (Chin Kuo Ren pic) Bluey, a charming Indian ringneck parakeet, has become much more than a pet to Chin Kuo Ren: she’s his ...

Was it his sparkling personality or his neon-green shirt? Or maybe he was mistaken for a pirate. All Raymond Hedrick knows is he was playing tennis with his regular group of tennis friends over the ...