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Can they be easily captured? In the United States, it can be easily $1,000 each. So, we're looking at $100,000 at some parking lot or right in front of your lawn.
Last edited by Timing2012; 07-20-2013 at 09:50 PM..
Yes, the birds can be easily captured. They are not going to let you pick one up off the ground, kind of like trying to catch a pigeon or a duck in a park. They do have an incredible bite if you don't know what you are doing and a wild cockatoo does not make a willing pet.
As tempting as it might seem, it is illegal to import them to the US. Sadly these magnificent birds are considered pests in their native environment. From the 70's to the 80's they were imported by the thousands annually but those days are long gone.
In Australia, cockatoos are "a dime a dozen" and nothing like they are priced in the US.
Beautiful birds, I have always wanted a Sulphur Crested Cuckatoo. They may fly around all over the place where these videos were made, but if you physically try to grab one you will probably get a bad bite. You cannot just bring them in to the US either. My dad lived in Costa Rica for awhile and while living there he took in 3 or 4 wild parrots. His arms and fingers were a mess though from getting bitten when trying to tame them.
Beautiful birds, I have always wanted a Sulphur Crested Cuckatoo. They may fly around all over the place where these videos were made, but if you physically try to grab one you will probably get a bad bite. You cannot just bring them in to the US either. My dad lived in Costa Rica for awhile and while living there he took in 3 or 4 wild parrots. His arms and fingers were a mess though from getting bitten when trying to tame them.
How did he "took in wild parrots?" Is he American, and did he end up in Costa Rica?
Beautiful birds, I have always wanted a Sulphur Crested Cuckatoo. They may fly around all over the place where these videos were made, but if you physically try to grab one you will probably get a bad bite. You cannot just bring them in to the US either. My dad lived in Costa Rica for awhile and while living there he took in 3 or 4 wild parrots. His arms and fingers were a mess though from getting bitten when trying to tame them.
I have two sulfurs and the scars to proove it. They are sweet birds. Their personality/intellect is like a 3 year old human. That means they can be sweet and also very temperamental. One of mine is 25 years old. He still bites me when he gets upset. The other one was abused, so she is psycho. She will only like two humans at a time and hates the rest. She will fly after them and attack them if she gets the chance.
How did he "took in wild parrots?" Is he American, and did he end up in Costa Rica?
He was American and he retired in Costa Rica. The locals would catch parrots or steal the wild babies and sell them on the streets. They were pretty wild though, his hands were always torn up from trying to handle them.
Can they be easily captured? In the United States, it can be easily $1,000 each. So, we're looking at $100,000 at some parking lot or right in front of your lawn.
These large birds, along with Galahs, are not particularly fast moving (can often be road-kill in the outback) and could easily be trapped.
That's if you don't get your hand bitten off in the process, as others have alluded to.
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Can they be easily captured? In the United States, it can be easily $1,000 each. So, we're looking at $100,000 at some parking lot or right in front of your lawn.
Capturing any wild free bird and forcing it into a domesticated lifestyle usually at the hands of ignorant bird owners for a profit is pure evil IMO.
I am sure you would be thinking the same thing if you were captured then sold and put into a cage for others amusement.
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