简介：Exoticbeauty,outrageousintelligence,andremarkablyadvancedlanguageskillshavemadeparrotsoneoftheworld'smostpopularpets.Butunlikedogsandcats,parrotshavenotbeendomesticated.Theirhard-wiredear-shatteringsquawks,andunpredictablebehavioraredesignedfortherainforest,notforcaptivity.Anintenseneedtobond,complexemotionallives,andtheabilitytoreachagesofupto80or90yearscomplicatetheequationfurther.Soonerorlater,manyownerscometotheconclusionthattheyhavetakenonamoredifficultchallengethantheycanhandle,andturntoalreadyovercrowdedsheltersandsanctuariesforhelp.FromthewildsofCostaRicatothesuburbsofourowncountry,parrotowners,rescuers,breeders,andbiologistsinvolvedinconservationprogramssharetheirstoriesandthestoriesoftheirparrotsinthisbittersweetandunforgettablefilmaboutthedifficultiesandconsequencesofkeepingandcaringforparrotsaspets.…