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Chinchilla laniger
The Chinchilla laniger (Chinchilla laniger) is native to the Andes Mountains of South America, where it lives in caves and rock crevices at about 1,600 m elevation. Its appearance resembles that of a rabbit and a squirrel. A special feature is its pair of large, bright, ruby-red eyes, which are beautiful.
Yellow-bibbed Lory
In many places few people keep the Yellow-bibbed Lory, but in the Solomon Islands it is a different story: this is the wild habitat of the Yellow-bibbed Lory, and many locals keep them as pets. Visually the Yellow-bibbed Lory is striking, showing red, yellow, green, and other colors, so many are attracted at first sight. Moreover, the Yellow-bibbed Lory is a strong mimic, whistling is easy for it, yet although it whistles often it never seems noisy.
Golden Conure / Queen of Bavaria’s Conure
The Golden Conure has very special plumage: except for green wings, its entire body is golden yellow, dazzling and beautiful. It is one of the rarest, most beautiful, and largest of the conures.
Zebra Finch
The Zebra Finch, also known as the Pearl bird, is small and exquisite with a charming appearance and a soft, gentle call; its looks are as appealing as its name, and its plumage resembles the color of pearls. China imported it from Australia in the 1970s and 1980s, and has since bred varieties such as camel, white, and pied.
Golden-collared Macaw
The Golden-collared Macaw (Primolius auricollis) is a medium-sized parrot whose sexes are hard to tell apart. Unlike large macaws, it is not highly destructive or noisy, and importantly it is good at learning to talk, making it one of the better macaws to keep as a pet.
Yellow-naped Amazon
The Yellow-naped Amazon is a parrot with outstanding talking ability; with proper training it can be truly astonishing. However, although it talks well, it can also be very noisy, so before keeping one you must be sure it will not disturb you or those around you. Of course, it has quiet moments too - for example, wild Yellow-naped Amazons are very quiet while foraging.
Rhesus Macaque
The Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta), also called the yellow monkey, rhesus monkey, or Guangxi monkey, is a primate physiologically very close to humans and easy to domesticate and breed. However, because many monkeys are now protected species, keeping a rhesus macaque as a pet has become a major challenge.
Slow Loris
The Slow Loris (Loris tardigradus) is a small prosimian of the family Lorisidae and genus Loris. It is nocturnal, moves slowly, and prefers to rest atop tree branches. In recent years, due to habitat destruction, hunting for use in traditional medicine, overhunting, and its own biological traits, it is on the brink of extinction.
Black-headed Caique / Black-crowned Parrot
The Black-headed Caique is an easily recognized parrot; from its name you can guess its head is black, like wearing a black cap. Because of this distinctive look and its playful personality, the Black-headed Caique attracts much attention and affection. Compared with some birds, it is long-lived, averaging about 30 years.
Blue-crowned Lory
The Blue-crowned Lory (Vini australis) has strikingly beautiful head plumage. It shares many traits with the scaly-breasted lorikeet, most notably a brush-tipped tongue that helps it reach deep into flowers to obtain food.