World Parrot Day was started in 2004 and is celebrated every May 31 to bring attention to the birds" plight in the wild. These long-lived, charismatic, intelligent, loyal, and affectionate creatures are threatened by habitat loss, competition from invasive species, and trapping for the pet trade. Indeed, the qualities that make them darlings of the animal world also make them attractive as pets for people.
World Parrot Day
Today in History
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Ancient til trees in Fanal Forest, Madeira, Portugal
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Cloudy with a chance of enlightenment
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Red deer stag in De Hoge Veluwe National Park, Netherlands
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A memorial in Germany
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Bodie State Historic Park, California
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Three cheers for polar bears!
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Who doesn’t love a ‘Puppy’?
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Groovy!
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Grasmere, Lake District, Cumbria, England
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A national icon
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Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia
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Aýna, Albacete, Spain
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National Bison Day
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From pirate port to nature preserve
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The snows of Fuji
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Mysterious prairie mounds abound
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Big Bend National Park turns 78
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International Moon Day
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Endangered Species Day
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Dark Sky Week
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Nazaré Lighthouse
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Male kori bustard, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
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Finnish Independence Day
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Here we honor the women who ve served
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Pasadena Chalk Festival supports local arts education
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And the skies filled with bats…
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National Bird Day
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Stepping into autumn
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Of balloons and lost pantaloons
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You won’t see this on Mulberry Street
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