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Takket

(21,571 posts) Fri Mar 1, 2019, 09:48 PM Mar 2019

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Opium addicted parrots are destroying crops in India

https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2019/03/01/india-parrots-damage-opium-crops-orig-vstan-bdk.cnn/video/playlists/atv-trending-videos/

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Opium addicted parrots are destroying crops in India (Original Post) Takket Mar 2019 OP

They get pretty mean when they need a fix.... EX500rider Mar 2019 #1

polly wanna shank you! Takket Mar 2019 #2

From experience, you don't want to tick off a parrot that size or bigger. Hoyt Mar 2019 #3

You'd think this would be a self correcting problem. Voltaire2 Mar 2019 #4

The farmers who are complaining are growing poppies. No wonder the parrots are snacking! hedda_foil Mar 2019 #5

EX500rider

(10,848 posts)

1. They get pretty mean when they need a fix....

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2019, 09:54 PM

Mar 2019

Takket

(21,571 posts)

2. polly wanna shank you!

Reply to EX500rider (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 1, 2019, 09:58 PM

Mar 2019

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

3. From experience, you don't want to tick off a parrot that size or bigger.

Reply to Takket (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 1, 2019, 10:22 PM

Mar 2019

Voltaire2

(13,039 posts)

4. You'd think this would be a self correcting problem.

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2019, 11:15 PM

Mar 2019

hedda_foil

(16,374 posts)

5. The farmers who are complaining are growing poppies. No wonder the parrots are snacking!

Reply to Takket (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2019, 11:17 PM

Mar 2019

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