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Disabled parrot without beak becomes alpha male of his group

Bruce is a 13-year-old kea, a species found only in New Zealand.

Watch Bruce the parrot defeat his rivals with only half a beak

While the kea parrot’s beak would normally be considered essential for survival, Bruce has innovated other ways of commanding ...

See Bruce the parrot wield his broken beak like a deadly weapon

New research published on Monday in Current Biology argues that Bruce became the dominant male of his social group because of ...
The Stute

This kea parrot is the first-known disabled alpha male

The kea bird is a large parrot native to New Zealand, similar in size to a rabbit. This endangered bird has olive-green feathers and eats everything from roots and berries to land snails and insects.

How Bruce the half-beak kea weaponised his disability to become the alpha bird

Bruce the kea is missing his entire upper beak. Yet he is the alpha bird of his circus (the apt collective noun for a group ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Disabled Parrot in New Zealand Became Alpha Male Thanks to His Innovative Fighting Style

Meet Bruce, a captive kea parrot missing his upper beak, and the “first example of a disabled animal of any species ...

How Bruce The Broken Beaked Kea Became King Of His Circus

Bruce surprised researchers by turning his physical disability into a successful advantage, both behaviorally and ...

Parrot With a Broken Beak Finds Most Unexpected Way to Use It

This kea parrot wasn't going to let a broken beak slow him down and he used it to gain respect from the rest of the flock.
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Meet Bruce: The parrot who became alpha despite losing his beak

This kea parrot wasn't going to let a broken beak slow him down and he used it to gain respect from the rest of the flock.

How Bruce the half‑beak kea weaponized his disability to become the alpha bird

Bruce the kea is missing his entire upper beak. Yet he is the alpha bird of his circus (the apt collective noun for a group ...