避免被鳥兒咬 - 鳥

Avoid the bite

Although birds may talk, their biggest form of communication
is body language, and they are more up front than many people
give them credit for.

Most bites can be attributed to a bird warning someone to "B-
ack off!" or "Not right now" when approached. The bird may be
"protecting" its cage or playgym (being territorial), or it
simply wants to be left alone.

According to Mattle Sue Athan, author of Guide To A Well-Beh-
aved Companion, most parrots give at least three clues that
they intend to bite:

First, the bird will look at what it is about to bite; then,
it well open its beak, and finally, if it is a larger bird,
it will spread its legs apart for a firmer grip on whatever
it is perched on - or if it is a smaller bird, it will charge
that which it is intending to bite.

一月號的bird talk裡的一小段，這篇文章全文很長，不過我想這段應該蠻實用的啦。


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