A natural history, as well as a fascinating and innovative account of parrots in culture. Highly illustrated, with images drawn from a wide range of cultures, historical periods and media, it is a humorous roller-coaster ride through parrots in literature, jokes, folklore, mythology, film, TV, and children's stories worldwide, as well as discussing parrot conservation, talking bird experiments and parrot portraiture.
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