“Eight days a week, I love you, love you, love you,” goes the Beatles hit song. It could well have been dedicated to the lovebird for whom it’s Valentine’s Day every day of the year.
With a stocky build, a short, blunt tail and a disproportionately large beak, its no wonder it is such a smoocher!
Also known as Les inséparables in French, a pair will form an extremely close bond for life.
They show each other their affection by cuddling up together and scratching each other’s heads. And you don’t have to be a peeping Tom to catch them in their cages beak-to-beak, eyes closed, blissfully unaware of the self-imposed restrictions of public display of affection on their ‘free’ captors. Guess that’s what the Beatles meant in their song, “Free as a bird.”
Sure, even lovebirds don't live on love and fresh air alone - they need to eat too. While their lifespan is six to seven years in the wild, it is about 12 in captivity! The Beatles were right - “All you need is love, love, love...”
Copyright © 2007 Noël Gama
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