lw0y+@andrew.cmu.edu (Laurie Walz) (12/21/88)
A few months ago I had the opportunity to get a hand-reared
Corella or Bare-Eyed Cockatoo. As a pet, he is an absolute
delight, very affectionate (even perhaps a bit too demanding!),
sweet, and a funny clown to watch. He talks a bit as well.
He seems to be quite intelligent as well: a behavior that
surprised me was his taking apart a toy rawhide shoe, and
getting a piece of string and threading it through the
perforations along the sole!
I have seen Corellas described as the least attractive (well,
that's a matter of taste!) and the most intelligent of the
cockatoos. I had never seen one available before, and was
wondering if anyone else out there in netland is familiar
with this breed and maybe can pass some information to me.
Thanks!
His name, by the way, is Seraphino Snezhinka.
Lars