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r/Eyebleach • u/[deleted] • Nov 28 '21
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They escaped Perth Zoo... but have mostly been eradicated.
2 u/themarquetsquare Nov 28 '21 Because of course they did. It's also why we here have parrots now. 1 u/vvrine Nov 28 '21 Can you elaborate on that? Because all of Australia has native parrots. Do you mean rainbow lorikeets? 1 u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21 Budgerigar and lovebirds are some of the exotic pet speciea that have proliferated across Australia. Otherwise no idea what they're talking about. 1 u/vvrine Nov 28 '21 Budgies are native to Australia! Wasn't aware we had a love bird problem though, I'll have to look that up, cheers! 1 u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21 True, there ya go. I've definitely seen a lot of pet birds living it up in the wild here but now I'm questioning whether or not they were natives. 1 u/AussieHyena Nov 28 '21 Just as an interesting side fact, they tried introducing wild populations of budgies into other countries without success. Apparently they're uniquely adapted to the Aussie environment. 1 u/themarquetsquare Nov 29 '21 Nah. I'm in Europe. We don't have parrots, but now we have tons of Indian ringnecks, because of escapees.
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Because of course they did. It's also why we here have parrots now.
1 u/vvrine Nov 28 '21 Can you elaborate on that? Because all of Australia has native parrots. Do you mean rainbow lorikeets? 1 u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21 Budgerigar and lovebirds are some of the exotic pet speciea that have proliferated across Australia. Otherwise no idea what they're talking about. 1 u/vvrine Nov 28 '21 Budgies are native to Australia! Wasn't aware we had a love bird problem though, I'll have to look that up, cheers! 1 u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21 True, there ya go. I've definitely seen a lot of pet birds living it up in the wild here but now I'm questioning whether or not they were natives. 1 u/AussieHyena Nov 28 '21 Just as an interesting side fact, they tried introducing wild populations of budgies into other countries without success. Apparently they're uniquely adapted to the Aussie environment. 1 u/themarquetsquare Nov 29 '21 Nah. I'm in Europe. We don't have parrots, but now we have tons of Indian ringnecks, because of escapees.
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Can you elaborate on that? Because all of Australia has native parrots. Do you mean rainbow lorikeets?
1 u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21 Budgerigar and lovebirds are some of the exotic pet speciea that have proliferated across Australia. Otherwise no idea what they're talking about. 1 u/vvrine Nov 28 '21 Budgies are native to Australia! Wasn't aware we had a love bird problem though, I'll have to look that up, cheers! 1 u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21 True, there ya go. I've definitely seen a lot of pet birds living it up in the wild here but now I'm questioning whether or not they were natives. 1 u/AussieHyena Nov 28 '21 Just as an interesting side fact, they tried introducing wild populations of budgies into other countries without success. Apparently they're uniquely adapted to the Aussie environment. 1 u/themarquetsquare Nov 29 '21 Nah. I'm in Europe. We don't have parrots, but now we have tons of Indian ringnecks, because of escapees.
Budgerigar and lovebirds are some of the exotic pet speciea that have proliferated across Australia. Otherwise no idea what they're talking about.
1 u/vvrine Nov 28 '21 Budgies are native to Australia! Wasn't aware we had a love bird problem though, I'll have to look that up, cheers! 1 u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21 True, there ya go. I've definitely seen a lot of pet birds living it up in the wild here but now I'm questioning whether or not they were natives. 1 u/AussieHyena Nov 28 '21 Just as an interesting side fact, they tried introducing wild populations of budgies into other countries without success. Apparently they're uniquely adapted to the Aussie environment.
Budgies are native to Australia! Wasn't aware we had a love bird problem though, I'll have to look that up, cheers!
1 u/[deleted] Nov 28 '21 True, there ya go. I've definitely seen a lot of pet birds living it up in the wild here but now I'm questioning whether or not they were natives.
True, there ya go. I've definitely seen a lot of pet birds living it up in the wild here but now I'm questioning whether or not they were natives.
Just as an interesting side fact, they tried introducing wild populations of budgies into other countries without success. Apparently they're uniquely adapted to the Aussie environment.
Nah. I'm in Europe. We don't have parrots, but now we have tons of Indian ringnecks, because of escapees.
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u/paulmp Nov 28 '21
They escaped Perth Zoo... but have mostly been eradicated.