Parakeets form new friendships by slowly testing how close they can safely get to unfamiliar birds. This careful process ...

Quick Take Parakeets test the water before making friends, ramping up their behaviors from being near each other to grooming ...

Monk parakeets are highly social birds. These bright green parrots live together in large groups, building sprawling, ...

New research shows that parakeets slowly build trust with strangers and manage the risks of forming new social bonds.

It's one year on since I last weighed our budgies, so a quick step onto the scales shows that both budgies have piled on a ton of weight in just one year! Though are they overweight or not, after all ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. A small colony of nesting white storks (Ciconia ciconia) on ...