New Zealand's highly intelligent parrot, the playful kea bird, has a contagious "play call," like human laughter, that makes other kea birds want to play more. A new study in the journal Current ...

The young male kea spent five months recovering after a “complex” course of treatment, experts said. Photo by Amos Haring via Unsplash A kea was released back into the wild after a 5-month recovery ...

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A kea was released back into the wild after a 5-month recovery from a gunshot wound, New Zealand wildlife officials said. The young male parrot was found in February in Golden Bay’s Ligar Bay with a ...