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The lovable Star Wars droid is helping to shed light on why some bird species are better at mimicking sounds than others ...

For decades, scientists have known that only a few groups of birds—songbirds, parrots, and hummingbirds—can learn to produce new sounds. But a new article in The Quarterly Review of Biology reveals ...

New signage for The Parrot Live Tiki Bar & Grill is expected to go up Nov. 20, according to the Gambinos. Tickets for all ...