The African Grey Parrot is one of the world's most popular pet birds—but that popularity has fueled the capture of millions of the birds from the wild. In the coming weeks, the international CITES conference will decide whether to increase the protection of these birds by essentially banning the export of wild birds. This video provides some background about the issue: | Cornell Lab of Ornithology

57K views · 151 reactions | Pi-cawww-so. An African grey parrot at the Maryland Zoo is learning how to paint. The Embassy care team at the zoo is training Echo to create art, posting a video of her masterpiece on Twitter. Echo's creations are made by grabbing a sponge dipped in paint with her beak, before moving it around her sheet of paper. | Cheddar Gadgets | Facebook