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platedlizard
2009-03-15 11:42 pm UTC (link)

A couple I used to work with had an umbrella cockatoo (actually, they had several) and a small hyperactive boy. Despite their best efforts the kid kept teasing the hen whenever she was in her cage. One day while she was out of her cage and he was asleep on the couch she snuck down off her perch, climbed on the couch, and bit him on his butt. Not hard enough to break the skin, mind (cockatoos can do serious damage if they want), just hard enough to bruise.

After that, he left the birds alone.

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	jat_sapphire 2009-03-15 11:52 pm UTC (link)
	(cockatoos can do serious damage if they want) For instance, ow. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	platedlizard 2009-03-16 12:21 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, that's why the rule at the store I used to work at was that male cockatoos were not allowed anywhere near your face. Males especially are prone to biting for a variety of reasons (looks like that one was pair-bonded with the other 'too). Females aren't as bad about biting, but are still capable of it. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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