2+ hour, 53+ min ago  (718+ words) A bronze-winged parrot named Violet that was recently seen by zoological medicine services at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana. You might know that chocolate and avocado are toxic to dogs, but did you know these substances…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (588+ words) An umbrella cockatoo in one of the exam rooms at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana. Many pet birds are parrot species: macaws, amazon parrots, cockatoos, lovebirds, cockatiels, parakeets and more. In the wild, these birds eat…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1009+ words) "try to buy second-hand as much as possible. One, it saves money, but more importantly, it reduces the impact on Earth's resources," Jenna Shelton says. "Exercise is so important to my mental health, and I will prioritize it over almost…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (259+ words) Mistletoe is a holiday favorite for many, adorning our doorways with its green foliage and characteristic white berries. Throughout the Middle Ages, mistletoe's association with fertility continued to spread, and it became widely associated with holiday celebrations. However, actual human…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago  (72+ words) Windmills are threat to birds A recent Letter to the Editor claimed that the causes of our thinned-out bird population are climate change and birds flying into windows. The writer is way off. It's windmills. They are killing birds by…...