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2 unusual facts about Mascarene Grey Parakeet


Mascarene Grey Parakeet

The remains had been collected by Louis Etienne Thirioux in the early 20th century who had found them in a cave on Le Pouce mountain, Mauritius.

An account by Admiral Steven van der Hagen from 1606 even suggests that the grey parrots of Mauritius were sometimes killed for amusement.



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