MOLUCCAN and UMBRELLA COCKATOO SCREAMING TOGETHER...

SO YOU STILL WANT A COCKATOO?? LISTEN!!! WARNING: IF YOU HAVE BIRDS, IT MIGHT UPSET THEM!!!

DESCRIPTION: I had bought a DVD from the INDONESIAN PARROT PROJECT ("The People and Parrots of Wild Indonesia") hoping that our wild-caught Moluccan Cockatoo Molly would enjoy seeing and hearing the sights and sounds of her native land again after so many years in captivity.
Unfortunately, there are only about 5 minutes of footage of just a few wild Moluccan Cockatoos HIGH up in the trees on the 30-minute DVD. The video includes a lot more footage of the PEOPLE of Indonesia.

AS SOON AS MOLLY HEARD THE VOICES OF THE PEOPLE AND THE MUSIC THEY PLAYED, SHE BECAME EXTREMELY AGITATED! SHE BEGAN PACING and SCREAMING BLOODY-MURDER WHICH TRIGGERED SOMETHING IN NANA AND SHE JOINED IN in SYMPATHY. OBVIOUSLY, MOLLY REMEMBERED WHAT HAPPENED TO HER SO MANY YEARS AGO AT THE HANDS OF HER CRUEL INDONESIAN CAPTORS: IT BROKE MY HEART AND BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES (I can hardly re-watch my own video and will NEVER play this DVD again in front of the birds!).
It seems that towards the end, Molly tries to calm NANA down by cooing softly to her. THIS IS A VERY SAD VIDEO...
If we could just stop the suffering of our beautiful Feathered Friends at the hands of the human race!

NOTE: MOLLY RECOVERED QUICKLY THOUGH AND EAGERLY ATE HER BELOVED SUGAR SNAP PEAS.
CLICK ON the VIDEO RESPONSE Video:
"Moluccan Cockatoo MOLLY IS HAPPY AGAIN eating SugarSnapPeas"

For more info on what the Indonesian Parrot Project tries to accomplish, go to: http://www.indonesian-parrot-project.org/index.html

To find out more about COCKATOOS in general, their screaming cabilities and to learn WHY so many of them wind up in RESCUES, please visit: http://www.mytoos.com/ AND http://www.parrotsperch.com/rescue2.htm

Also, please read:
"WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO RESCUE A PARROT" by Anne Feldhacker:
http://wellvet.com/rescueparrot.html

So...PLEASE...'DON'T BUY, DON'T BREED...
A-D-O-P-T A PARROT IN NEED!'

Also CHECK OUT some of the BIRD RESCUE VIDEOS under "MY FAVORITES" about RescueTheBirds, BirdLoversOnly, SecondChanceBirds, WORLD PARROT REFUGE, etc. They ALL need YOUR HELP!

DATE RECORDED: June 6, 2008

RECORDING METHOD: Flip Video Ultra Camcorder

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Loud
• Screaming
• Parrot
• Upset
• Wild
• Moluccan
• Umbrella
• Cockatoo
• Birds
• Rescue
• Snowball
• Indonesia
• Seram
• Illegal
• Trapping

[shiny549560]

man my parakeet went crazy!

[wildlifeguardian]

@shiny549560: Seems indeed that all parrots understand this universal danger roar(ing)!

Thanks for sharing! Hope your little guy is okay again!

[birdbrainxzx]

my poor cockatiels .....:P

[wildlifeguardian]

@birdbrainxzx: Molly and Nana apologize for scaring your cockatiels!

Thank you for your comment tho -- confirms again that Molly's screaming IS a universal bird warning!

[stacysaysrawr101]

My lil lovebird looked at the computer in horror when I played this, plus he started chirping back to them as loud as his little voice will go!

[wildlifeguardian]

@stacysaysrawr101: Interesting! So birds do have a universal "danger" language!

Your little guy may have been trying to tell them 'come here! it's safe HERE!'

Thanks for sharing! :>)

[boredbody]

I could never own one of these birds, they're obviously incredible but more than 3 minutes of this and I would be a weeping nervous wreck - in sympathy.

[kikuthebird]

It seems to me that he wants to save the cockatoo inside the cage,and hes expressing it through screaming.....theyre very very affectionate but loud...it would require your full attention to take care of them for sure

[savvinabox]

@TrillionGrams I love you for this comment.

If the world changed to my liking, people would need licenses to own parrots; that would be one of the requirements to obtain such a license.

[MrJhonvond]

@MagicalObeseUnicorn xD

[MagicalObeseUnicorn]

This made me want a cockatoo MOAR. :D

[51324588615]

i have a macaw but i would never ever even immagine having a cockatoo inside my house. haha kudos to everyone who has a cockatoo. i don't know how you deal with this haha.

[fairfresh]

It would be cool if you added a Blue- eyed and Sulphur- crested in too!

[TrillionGrams]

Everyone who wants to own parrots should have to listen to this video at full volume for at least two hours everyday.

[TFDude101]

My dad walked in. I showed it to him and he cracked up.

[Trinatoons]

holy crap, lol

[SpreadingTruths]

They should make a horror movie featuring screaming cockatoos, cuz it sounds like someone is being murdered in the worst possible way.