Image description: A sulphur-crested cockatoo sitting on top of a chain link fence, in front of a shaded, green leafy background. The cockatoo is featherless aside from two small yellow feathers on the top of its head, and some feathers on its wings.

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  • SokathHisEyesOpenEnglish
    3•8 months ago

    It had to live for years without being able to fly? The disease is permanent? Is it contagious?

    • AdaOPAEnglish
      5•8 months ago

      It’s a viral disease, that is ultimately fatal. It’s highly infectious in domestic birds, but less so in wild populations, presumably because the other birds shun the infected bird