Why are birds so temperamental and violent?

[riddick07]

Why do reptile people think owning a bird is a good idea? Birds are nothing like Reptiles. Just because they are "exotic" does not mean you can handle one. Birds are very special. The friendship you get from them is amazing like no other and I am a dog person. It is not easy to get that friendship but once you do you get it.

Yeah those reptile people have some real problems:54::cool26:

 

[Jayyj]

I got to meet and photograph a couple of birds today that were definitely on the violent and temperamental scale... now, there's every chance this little cutie was just mugging for the camera, but I was very glad there was a falconer with a stout rope preventing him getting any closer to me.



I had an even less enthusiastic greeting from a golden eagle that spread its gigantic wings and looked ready to launch a full on attack until I backed away pretty sharpish. An angry eagle two metres away from you is a pretty intimidating thing!

In the interests of contributing something rather more useful to the thread, the only time my cockatoo charges at me is when something scares her and she needs a comforting cuddle.

 

[lplummer52]

This guy is just interested in starting an argument. Ignore him.

 

[ToniaBond]

Mine was a bit violent in the beginning. It has bitten me a lot of time. But now after training they are very sweet.

 

[khaiqha]

Why are tensions so high in this thread? I didn't read any malice in the op.

 

[BIRDIGIRL]

Mine was a bit violent in the beginning. It has bitten me a lot of time. But now after training they are very sweet.

I think alot of the training is for the owner more than the bird and when a parrot bites its always because we are doing something wrong.

Why are tensions so high in this thread? I didn't read any malice in the op.

Tensions are high in this thread because even the very title of it totally misrepresents birds. Birds are not violent and aggressive creatures rather it is we humans who over step the mark and refuse to learn the etiquette of the bird world. We as humans temperamentally and violently intrude at times into the world of birds and we do what appears to be an aggressive action to the bird and flock who then responds to us by biting or by whatever action out behavioyr merrits because we have broken flock etiquette, and of course being unable to see no farther than our own nose and often too our own sense of selfimportance we of course blame the bird. We need to learn that when a bird bites us the fault is always ours ....it may well be that we are trying to help the bird and our intentions are honourable but if a bird bites then we have to re examine our aproach because we are doing something that is forcing the bird to be defensive...most birds are territorial and they are defensive and these traits are necessary for them to survive in the wild but temperamental and violent in a human sense they are not.

 

[glutes]

So much effort is required to "tame" or "bond" with them, because they're so temperamental and violent.



Meanwhile snakes and lizards who make a living out of tearing fluffy animals to shreds only need to be touched or held once in awhile, and they won't bite you once in their lifetime.

Intelligence is the answer to your question. Birds understand life on an emotional level, reptiles are much simpler than that. My ball python cannot differentiate my arm from a warm tree, yet my bird knows that he can use his beak to attempt to puncture my flesh which in turn, he gets some form of attention. There is also the social aspect. Reptiles are solitary animals, birds are rarely seen alone. Birds can bond, and I believe they can even feel some form of love. Reptiles are not even remotely capable of liking another being. I hope this helps answer your question.


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[Scott]

Why are tensions so high in this thread? I didn't read any malice in the op.

I believe it began with high tensions, but has morphed into a more respectful discussion. The OP seems to have abandoned the thread!