Untamed and Uncut: U.S. COAST GUARD RESCUES ESCAPED COCKATOO
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CLIP from 1/25/2009 Episode of ANIMAL PLANET'S "Untamed and Uncut:"
On April 3, 2007, Umbrella Cockatoo, Geronimo, escaped from his cage in Porter, Texas in Montgomery County. He flew out of the window and wound up in a tree some 70 feet high up in the air. His owner (a roofer by trade) climbed after him to get him but could not get back down. After some 5 hours, the U.S. Coast Guard managed to rescue both Geronimo and his dedicated owner via helicopter! A happy ending...
and Geronimo got his wings clipped and
now wears a Harness when he goes outside!
MORAL OF THE STORY:
KEEP YOUR PARROTS WINGS CLIPPED!
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I just want to praise your dad so much for this brave act! I personally own an Umbrella Cockatoo, Lesser Sulfur Crested Cockatoo, and Blue and Gold Macaw, and all of them are like me and my fiance's children, as well. It's so nice to see other bird owners and people that would to anything to protect what others may see as 'just a bird'. To people like us, they're so much more, and some people will just never understand that...
Praise your father!
a testament to true love
Except they could still climb...smile...just watch out for hawks! :>) Peaches and Albert look so happy on that big branch! Looks like they have been doing a little bark stripping, too! :>)
That is so lovely, how a man would do that for his own pet
That one awesome pet owner!
I always keep my umbrella cockatoo's wings clipped...not to avoid escape, but because the bird hates my husband! Has flown across the room to bite him, screaming "I'll GET you!!!" LOLOL
Now THATS love for your animal. :)
wow i can't beleive he climb the tree like that just to save hes bird, amazing
Awww cute cockatoo
WOWWWWWW...
Absolutely amazing.
THAT escape should last him a lifetime anyway! ~grin~
Glad to hear everyone is well! :>)
All the best to you and your (extended) family!
omg now i call dat LOVE lol dats was so nice of the owner 2 not just the cockatoo in the three... :) yup 5 stars
Great work
thats cute
doing anything for family
So Heartbroking endings :))
yeah
when i evacuated from katrina, i was stuck on some cow farm in the middle of nowhere and the same thing happened to me and my bird, scout, except i wasn't able to climb the tree so i was on the roof. the fire dept wouldn't come. eventually, i got up on a ladder and we made a huge"pole" and tied his perch to the end of it. he finally made it to the perch and into my arms.
I'm amazed Geronimo didn't fly away. He was probably frightened and just wanted to be with his owner again...
his smart climibing that tree lol
I love cockatoos
Sometimes 'love' can get us into some tall trouble! :>)
Dang... amazing... anything for a family :D
I guess you had NOT seen this...smile...
And that's why I stick with dogs and a handful of cats that don't like climbing.
man that touching....at the end .......*Sniff*
I have a sun conure and only clip 5 of the 10 flight feathers. He can still fly in a controlled manner, but is unable to gain more than 5 feet in altitude.
So, how is that feathered troublemaker these days? :>)
Wild birds and animals are NOT pets. When people can learn to appreciate this fact, this sort of accidental loss of pets would not happen.
I think I know what does he feel when he want to rescue his cockatoo.... T_T I ever once had a dove and it rain away, but luckily, it came back to the cage... after that, my dove was clipped
@wildlifeguardian Exactly right. Even professionals have to teach their birds for some time how to fly back down, it's much harder then up! This is why pet birds should have their wings clipped, or they should be CAREFULLY watched when windows are open! Thank goodness this bird was lucky enough to have an owner who cared enough to risk his life to save him, and a cost gaurd to help him out when he couldn't do it alone!
That´s real Love :-)
Wow force love
damn its amazing how he did that!! good job! i would have done the same if it was my parrot!
This the man ever think how to climb down before climbing up???
poor bird !
The just wants to fly
Birds have to LEARN how to fly -- pet birds never learn that in the average home and only know how to climb. Plus their DNA tells them that only "UP" is safe...not down...so this parrot was stuck up there and needed help...
but i still did not clip his wings. accidents happen and you deal with it- you don't disable a bird for convenience and peace of mind. you just have to be more careful. i would die for my birds, but i will never clip them.
I thought only cat do that
I can't climb 2 meters!
Why couldnt they resue the bird first then the guy.. :P just saying.
Couldn't the bird just fly down? Anyway, good old USCG.
Sweat ;)