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Flickr/rebeccakoconnor Name: African Grey Parrot Personality: Intelligent (some say African greys are the smartest of the parrot species), affectionate, emotional, and very social, but prone to depression if not properly entertained or attended to. Like many large birds, they are sensitive and can develop neurotic behaviors and depression if left alone, according to About.com. Common Health Issues: Health problems typically found in African greys are respiratory disease, weight loss, seizures, tumors, and self-mutilating behaviors (like feather picking) due to depression says AvianWeb. With proper care, though, these birds can live 50 to 75 years according to About.com. ...

An African grey parrot that resembles Mikey. Photo: Stephen Cannon/Flickr Will there be justice for Mikey? It doesn't look like it. 67 year-old Dennis Zeglin, irritated at his family's 20-year-old African grey parrot for disturbing him while watching a NASCAR race on television, pulled out a BB gun and shot the bird three times, killing it, reports the Star-Ledger. Zeglin's wife, who was upstairs, heard the shots, came running downstairs and upon seeing Mikey's corpse and her husband sitting in a chair with his BB gun, called her husband a "crazy S.O.B." and called the police, writes the Daily Record. When police officers and a local animal control officer arrived, Zeglin admitted that ...