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Streets flooded drunken Australian parrots
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Australian veterinarians are concerned about the state of the local parrots. Hundreds of birds behave as if in a state of intoxication: falling from the trees and refuse to fly because of the loss of coordination.
Small brightly colored parrots breed Laurie show all the classic signs of intoxication. Birds unable to control their movements, they often fall from the trees, losing consciousness. Slept, birds cringe, trying to survive the "Hangover».
- "They either sit motionless, his head to one side, or hammered into a corner cell, fenced off from others," - said Lisa Hansen, a veterinarian from the hospital Ark Animal Hospital in Palmerston.
To have lost the ability to fly the birds at night is not crushed cars, vets put the parrots in cages. Help them in the locals.
- "It seems that they are really drunk. They fall from the trees, and not as mobile as before. Usually parrots do not stay long on the trees and immediately take off. However, now they are simply unable to do it, "- he explained Hansen.
It is still not clear what caused such a reaction in the animals. According to one version, the cause of the incident was one of the plants that the birds eat. According to another version - it is a new virus.
To save parrots from the "hangover", veterinarians give them sweetened porridge and fresh fruit.
It is worth noting that this is not the first such case in Australia. However, this is the first time that the Australians faced with so many "drunken" birds.
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Australian veterinarians are concerned about the state of the local parrots. Hundreds of birds behave as if in a state of intoxication: falling from the trees and refuse to fly because of the loss of coordination.
Small brightly colored parrots breed Laurie show all the classic signs of intoxication. Birds unable to control their movements, they often fall from the trees, losing consciousness. Slept, birds cringe, trying to survive the "Hangover».
- "They either sit motionless, his head to one side, or hammered into a corner cell, fenced off from others," - said Lisa Hansen, a veterinarian from the hospital Ark Animal Hospital in Palmerston.
To have lost the ability to fly the birds at night is not crushed cars, vets put the parrots in cages. Help them in the locals.
- "It seems that they are really drunk. They fall from the trees, and not as mobile as before. Usually parrots do not stay long on the trees and immediately take off. However, now they are simply unable to do it, "- he explained Hansen.
It is still not clear what caused such a reaction in the animals. According to one version, the cause of the incident was one of the plants that the birds eat. According to another version - it is a new virus.
To save parrots from the "hangover", veterinarians give them sweetened porridge and fresh fruit.
It is worth noting that this is not the first such case in Australia. However, this is the first time that the Australians faced with so many "drunken" birds.
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