P et Birds Wild Bird s Pet birds such as chickens and parrots are closely related to their wild cousins Birds are kept as pets for fun Wild Pets People have kept birds for meat and eggs for thousands of years Today chickens living on farms and in yards have been bred from jungle fowl that lived in the tropical forests of Asia Pet ducks and geese have wild cousins too Pet Birds Birds are kept as pets for many reasons They may be kept for their sweet songs their bright feathers and as company However birds are not as domesticated as dogs and cats and they need to be tamed This brightly colored male t jungle fowl below is related to the tame chickens right that many people keep for eggs 4
Look Alike The feathers of many pet birds are the same color as those of wild birds For example pet gray parrots look just like wild gray parrots However some pet birds such as parakeets have been bred so that they have a bigger range of colors than wild birds Wild parakeets s right are mostly green but pet parakeets below can be a variety of colors including blue yellow and even white 5
