By Tony Silva: Looking for something special for Christmas? Copies of my macaw book have just arrived in the USA.

It has been known for decades that many types of parrots eat loam. It was, however, known that even the aborginies – the native people of Australia – used the effect of loam to make poisonous plants and fruit edible.

Long fibres can also wind themselves around the tongue and cause injuries by cutting into the tongue. Foreign objects can also be eaten due to the birds owner’s negligence.

The magazine PapageienUmschau is now working worldwide for a better parrot attitude: Available in German, English, Dutch and sometimes also in Russian.