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WHY HAS MY PET BUDGERIGAR STOPPED EATING FOOD?

ALL ABOUT THE... This could be a very
serious problem for your
Zebra little budgie. They usually
eat a lot of food each
day, especially when the
l Zebras are found in parts weather is cold. There
of Africa and can live in the could be a number of
wild for up to 25 years. reasons why your little
l No two sets of zebra stripes bird isn't eating, including
are the same. Zebras may infections, kidney problems,
even use stripe patterns to or even a possible tumour
help them recognise each somewhere. The best
other. Pretty cool, huh? idea is to take your
budgerigar to the vet so
l They have excellent vision they can treat her.
and their night vision is
believed to be as good as
an owls. Wow!
l A baby zebra can run MEET MY PET!
when it is just an hour old.
l Zebras are constantly on To It GiRL,
the move for fresh grass This is my boxer, Mandy.
to eat and water to drink. She is so cute and thinks
They'll travel thousands of she is human. She likes
kilometres in search of green eating chicken, pasta
pastures to fill their bellies. and frozen meat bones,
and going on car rides
with us whenever she
can. She's very spoilt by
my whole family and
I love her lots and lots.
Emily-Jane, 10,
Somerville, Vix

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