Interviewing Parrot by Owen

Q: Ah! There you are! I’ve been looking for you all day.
A: Who, me?
Q Yes you. Unless your not a Psittaciformes.
A: A Macaw to be more specific, but yes. I’m still a parrot.
Q: Ara Macao, you say. Ok here’s me first questio-
A: You’re a reporter?! Who hired you?
Q: National Geographic did. Now as I was saying, why are Parrots so colorful? What benefit does it give you?
A: Well I’m colorful for two reasons.
Q: And what would those be?
A: The first reason: to attract mates. Second reason: camouflage.
Q: Wait a sec’, did you say camouflage! How would you be camouflaged? Those bright colors make me see you white in a background of black!
A: It camouflages me in the lush colorful flowers and when I’m eating fruit in a tree so that predators think that I am one of those things.
Q: And what would those predators be?
A: Well there are Hawks, Eagles, Owls, Snakes, Jaguars, ocelots, monkeys, bats, and stuff like that.
Q: That’s a lot of stuff to worry about.
A: Not when you have camouflage.
Q: Very interesting. Second question: what kinds of food do you eat? I see you have that sharp beak. Do you crack nuts with it?
A: I usually eat seeds, nuts, buds, floral nectar and soft fruits. And yes I do use my beak to crack nuts.
Q: What is it like to live in this tropical rainforest?
A: Well, on some days it pretty hot and on some days it's cool, but it grows all the food I need and provides shelter.
Q: That’s good. About how big are you parrots? And how much do you weigh? How long do you live?
A: We are about 3.5 to 40 inches tall. We weigh about 2.25 ounces to 3.5 pounds. We live up to 80 years in the wild.
Q: does living 80 years in the wild mean that human put you in captivity?
A: yes, but not for bad reasons. Some parrot species are very endangered. There are about 150 kakapo parrots left.
Q: That’s pretty bad. How do you reproduce?
A: Internal fertilization. Our eggs are white. We sit on the eggs until they hatch, and then feed them until they are old enough to go out on their own.
Q: Thank you for your time. I will now go back to National Geographic to make an article. Bye!
A: Bye!

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