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Huangshan Squirrel
The Huangshan squirrel, as its name suggests, is a squirrel species native to Mount Huangshan in Anhui Province, China. It prefers wooded habitats and is agile, alert, and light on its feet. It is mainly distributed across Anhui, Zhejiang, and Hubei, among other regions.
Black-cheeked Lovebird
The Black-cheeked Lovebird (Black-cheeked Lovebird), also called the Black-cheeked Lovebird or Black-masked Lovebird, derives from the Greek 'Agape' meaning love and 'Ornis' meaning bird, hence 'lovebird'. Its plumage is very brilliant, and heavy capture for the pet trade has reduced wild numbers.
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
The Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) is beautiful in appearance, but those unfamiliar with it may not realize at first glance that it is a parrot. Its body color is very pale white, and most distinctively it has a yellow crest that fans up like a blooming sunflower when the bird is angry.
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.
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.
Jardine Parrot
The Jardine Parrot (Poicephalus gulielmi) currently has three subspecies. Its body is almost entirely green and is the second-largest parrot species after the Cape Parrot. Its distribution is scattered and not concentrated, mainly across central Africa and parts of West Africa.
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.
Serinus canaria
The Canary (Serinus canaria) is prized for its beautiful, varied plumage and sweet, melodious song, and is regarded in China as one of the most elegant cage birds. Wild canaries differ noticeably in color from captive-bred ones.
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.