Amusing my cockatoo with a variety of toys
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ม.ค. 2025
- Thank you for watching Benjamin the Best Bird! Benji is an extraordinary bird who sadly must rely on humans for his entire existence. That is not how a bird should live. They should be flying in the skies and living in trees. But not all are lucky enough to be living that life. Instead they are living lives into which people have forced them. Before finding us, Benji was in a stressful environment, and he plucked his feathers in response, so often that many of the follicles died. He has only half the usual number of feathers, and will never fly. He will need someone to watch over him for the rest of his life. There are far more failures in cockatoo ownership than there are successes, and the ones paying the price are the birds.
If you are watching bird videos and thinking, "Wow, I want one!" please understand that you are only seeing a few minutes in a day with a cockatoo... I'd like to share some reality:
Cockatoos destroy anything and everything they can. Their destruction is so intense that they are officially declared "pests" in their native countries, where they destroy trees, crops, homes, outdoor furniture, and have even been known to damage cars.
Their scream is loud, and can be anger-provoking, like being punched in the face with sound. The noise is unlike anything I have ever experienced before, and if I didn't live with Benji, I would say that I didn't care to ever hear it again. Seriously folks, it's horrible. But it's their sound. It's what nature gave them to be able to communicate with each other while living in treetops - not in people's homes. It is a sound meant to travel miles, and it does. Hearing damage takes place at 120db. The decibel level of a cockatoo scream is 120-135db. In comparison - a lion’s roar is 114db and an elephant trumpet, 90db.
If you have (or anyone in your household has) a temper of any kind, this bird is not for you. It will destroy things dear to you, inciting anger. It will scream, which will ignite your temper (a great illustration in film, just replace the boy with a cockatoo: • Everytime the Boy Scre... ). The more you yell at the bird, the more, and louder, it will scream. You will blame the bird, but it's really you at fault. The bird is screaming for a reason, and it's up to its caretakers to solve the problem. Sadly, while anger is not the most useful response, it is the most human.
They require a large enclosure, and many hours outside of it. If you leave a bird in a cage too long, it will scream, pluck its feathers, and in extreme circumstances, it will chew holes into its skin. Sitting in a cage is against their nature - can you imagine anything more diametrically opposed to soaring in the sky? When out of their cage, they require close supervision due to the carnage that would be left in their wake if freely wandering. They also emit a powder that can cause lung issues in people and pets.
They are very emotional creatures who mate for life, which in their case, is +60 years. Their need for bonding, for having a being in their life that is "theirs," is very strong. They will depend on you everyday, in sickness and in health, til death do you part. Frequent re-homing is very hard on them, and can cause deep depression and self-mutilation. Lastly, understand you will be bitten at some point. It's simply communication for them, but it sucks (and hurts!).
There are thousands of these birds in rescues and sanctuaries all over the world, who were violently trapped, netted, grabbed... kidnapped from their homes, and forced to live with humans who later discarded them. There are more who were bred by people who think it's okay to do that. But it's not. Selling these birds to live in people's homes is like selling fish to live in sand.
People acquire them because they are indeed adorable, but it is quickly learned that living with them is dramatically life altering and fraught with negatives, and the bird is then abandoned. It is believed that more than 600,000 birds are given to rescues EACH YEAR (or attempted to be given, but turned away due to high occupancy). It is estimated that 75% of birds live a life of abuse or neglect. Let that sink in for a moment… 75% of birds in human care are beyond miserable.
We need to provide homes to the birds who are trapped in this life with humans because they have no alternative. Let's allow the rest to live in the wild where they're supposed to be. If you wish to jump into bird ownership, please educate and prepare yourself, and then go to a rescue and save a lonely bird who needs love and care, or buy from an owner who cannot, for whatever reason, care for the bird any longer. We must get breeders to stop breeding and selling them. These birds are not meant to live with humans, and when they do, it takes very dedicated, patient people willing to do the work for decades. If you think you are up for it, please adopt a rescue bird. You can, and will, change its life.
Good afternoon everyone Benji loved playtime with momma so much activities in his big play area 😊🤍🤍
@shirlspark_stardust 😀😀
I love that he has such a big place to himself, love you Benji❤❤❤
@alextaylor5914. 😀❤️
Omg so many toys and dumbbells Benji❤❤❤❤
He is a sweetheart ❤ I’ve noticed he likes people paying attention to him especially children ❤ Amazing 🤩
@jenniferlopez3554. Yes, Umbrellas love attention. I've heard parrots, like Pearl, aren't as infatuated with attention, or affection. They like humans, but don't have a strong need for them. Umbrellas on the other hand... 😂😂
@@benjaminthebestbird Well Amazonian parrots are very affectionate 😍 Pearl is used to giving kisses!!! And she enjoys being with me at home because she can’t help calling me! Besides she whistles when my phone rings and she starts screaming that’s why I have to come outside every time someone calls me on the phone! 😆 Lol
@@jenniferlopez3554 Too funny! Benji won't let me talk on the phone either. I wish he would just whistle - he screams. 😅
@@benjaminthebestbird really??? Aww that’s amazing 🤩
Benjamin is going to need a cape with a big B on it❣️ He's Super Bird❣️🥰
As long as we get Amy a cape with an M on it too.
@leesashriber5097. He does have a hoodie with his name on it... 😀😀
@gth042. Hee hee! 😀
Hello lovely Benji. Oh you have the best mom in the world.
@mopsolina. ❤️🥰❤️
Benji Mom's entertaining you 😂😂 love you Benji ❤❤❤
Benji is a throwing champion❤❤❤❤
❤ Hi Benjamin and Happy Thursday to you and your Wonderful Family ❤️🕊️🧍♀️🌹🧍♂️❤️😇🐎❤️🐎❤️🐈❤️🐕, Benjamin 🎉 and his Toy's @Benji Land❤️🕊️🤗⭐👍🌹, Healthy and Happy and definitely Loved 😍.Loving on You Benjamin The Best Bird ❤️🕊️.🧮🪀🚗,etc,etc Benji's Toy Land, located in Benj's Land 🎉
@BarbaraWalker-q3p. Happy Thursday, Barbara! 😀❤️. (Love the etc, etc 😂)
Hello Benjamin 😎💜. Your beak bonking on the pole was good 😌🎼. You are very musical 🎵🥰
That was a very quick game of mini Jenga!! 😂
@julieallard7342 The quickest... 😂😂.
1:15, that's Benji pondering the puzzle of how the mass goes up with the cube of the size difference. "But it's just a little bigger?!?"
I wonder if two large hose clamps could hold the xylophone against the pole at beak-bonking height. I mean, only a heathen bonks downward like they're foraging.
@gth042 A heathen... 😂😂. There's a word you don't hear often enough. 😂😂
Another perk of living in North Carolina 😉
@@gth042 🤣😂
With all those dumbbels Benji could have his own Fitness Studio - get fit with Benji. It would be a huge sucess😅🏋♂️😂
@SoniaBerger-o3x. I'm picturing the classes now... It's pretty darn amusing... 😂😂😂
It would be hilarious, a real therapy 🤣😅😂!!
@@SoniaBerger-o3x 😃😃
I am waiting for the day a 5 lb appears lol! 😉😂 There really should be a cockatoo Olympics! Benjamin would win. 💪🥰
@andreal9238. He has a 5 lb dumbbell (and a 10 lb) but those are limited to take-downs, and very short rolls. 🙂🙂
It’s funny because Pearl is not that interested in her toys and she prefers to stay out of her cage watching movies or speaking to herself 😄
Oh no, she's a perch potato! 🤣❤
@ You mean “ Fat “ ? Lol 😊
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@jenniferlopez3554. The picture I have in my head of Pearl watching movies and talking to herself is wonderful!!! 😂😀❤️
@gth042. 😂😂
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best wishes for the new year
@ingesadventures. Thank you! And to you! 😀❤️
Decisions, decisions, decisions.
@nadinemasteller1089. 😂😂
How many toys does he have i feel like all videos seems like he has a box thats endless just pull toys out nonstop lol
But Benjamin is the type bird think hes going zip but he zaps gonna zig but zag gonna go up but goes down lol
Whatever goes on in his head is probably VERY interesting.
@Emilythematerialgurl. I've never counted how many toys he has, but I can say there are many. 😂 I'm sure there are hundreds. 😂
@gth042. 100% 😂
I see small coloured balls in a bin beside the xylophone … Does he sometimes play with those?
@julieallard7342. Yes, those are wiffle balls. He likes to roll them around with his beak, and because they have holes in them, he enjoys carrying them around (also in his beak), and chewing on them, making the small holes bigger. 🙂. He does NOT like it when I bounce them...
Mum, those dumble weight toys are nice to play with, but being by you is the best live in time together Xxxxxx 🫶🏼🇺🇸🩵💞😘💛
@jolandahartgrs6115. 😀❤️❤️😀