Test your knowledge about parrots!

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Q: Which common houseplant is poisonous to parrots?

(a) Poinsettia
(b) Asparagus fern
(c) Spider plant
(d) Pothos

Q: One of the defining characteristics of all Psittacines (the family name for all parrots) is that their feet are:

(a) polydactal
(b) zygodactal
(c) individually manipulable
(d) opposable

Q: Currently, it is thought that the BEST diet for captive parrots is:

(a) seeds only,
(b) seeds and green vegetables,
(c)seeds and pellets,
(d) pellets and nutritionally dense vegetables and greens

Q: Which of the following is a "nutritionally dense" food?

(a) sweet potato
(b) banana
(c) red grapes
(d) radishes

Q: Which Pittsburgh organization has been educating the public and finding homes for displaced parrots for 9 years?

(a) Parrots 'R Us
(b) Parrot Rescue Rangers
(c) Parrot Education and Adoption Center
(d) The Pittsburgh Avian Society

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If you missed any of these, or even if you got them all right, there's a lot for you to learn at the Parrot Education and Adoption Center's monthly seminars!

See the seminar schedule for more details.