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Parrot

A
flash of bright color through the leaves of a rain forest

tree may be a parrot. You’ll know for sure when you hear
its screeching calls. These birds fly around in noisy flocks, searching

for ripe fruits to eat. Largest and noisiest of all are the macaws.
A massive beak allows macaws to crack the toughest nuts, but

also to gently peel fruits.

Macaws are among the world’s smartest birds. Some even learn to

copy human words! In a traditional myth of the Maya people of
Mexico and Central America, there is a proud macaw god named

Vucub-Caquix. The macaw tried to rule the world, until he was
defeated by two heroic brothers.

Macaws eat mud! No one is sure why,

but it might be a source of salt.

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