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* '''[[All Alone (pigeon)|All Alone]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the [[Dickin Medal]], the animal equivalent of the [[Victoria Cross]] |
* '''[[All Alone (pigeon)|All Alone]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the [[Dickin Medal]], the animal equivalent of the [[Victoria Cross]] |
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* '''[[Andy (goose)|Andy]]''', a goose born without feet who used sneakers to help him stand and walk. He was killed by an unnamed perpetrator in 1991. |
* '''[[Andy (goose)|Andy]]''', a goose born without feet who used sneakers to help him stand and walk. He was killed by an unnamed perpetrator in 1991. |
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* '''[[Apollo (parrot)|Apollo]]''', a grey parrot and subject of a YouTube channel<ref>{{cite news |title=Apollo, St. |
* '''[[Apollo (parrot)|Apollo]]''', a grey parrot and subject of a YouTube channel<ref>{{cite news |title=Apollo, St. Petersburg's TikTok famous parrot, speaks for himself |url=https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/pets/2022/06/22/apollo-st-petersburgs-tiktok-famous-parrot-speaks-for-himself/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819024101/https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/pets/2022/06/22/apollo-st-petersburgs-tiktok-famous-parrot-speaks-for-himself/ |url-status=live |archive-date=19 August 2023 |work=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |date=22 June 2022 |access-date=18 August 2023}}</ref> |
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* '''Avi''' - a beautiful bird originating from Australia, known for his public speaking and sweetness |
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* '''[[B95 (bird)|B95]]''', a [[red knot]] known for being the oldest known member of his species |
* '''[[B95 (bird)|B95]]''', a [[red knot]] known for being the oldest known member of his species |
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* '''[[Barry (owl)|Barry]]''', a [[barred owl]] who lived in Central Park in New York City |
* '''[[Barry (owl)|Barry]]''', a [[barred owl]] who lived in Central Park in New York City |
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* '''[[Beach Comber]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
* '''[[Beach Comber]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
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* '''[[Big Sexy]]''', a Rose-ringed Parakeet made famous on the Canadian TV show "[[Shoresy]]" |
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* '''[[Billy (pigeon)|Billy]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
* '''[[Billy (pigeon)|Billy]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
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* '''[[Broad Arrow (pigeon)|Broad Arrow]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
* '''[[Broad Arrow (pigeon)|Broad Arrow]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
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* '''[[Canuck the Crow|Canuck]]''', a [[American crow|northwestern crow]] who was voted [[Metro Vancouver Regional District|Metro Vancouver's]] unofficial ambassador |
* '''[[Canuck the Crow|Canuck]]''', a [[American crow|northwestern crow]] who was voted [[Metro Vancouver Regional District|Metro Vancouver's]] unofficial ambassador |
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* '''[[Challenger (eagle)|Challenger]]''', the first bald eagle in history trained to free fly into major sporting events during the [[The Star-Spangled Banner|American national anthem]]<ref name="TX vs. OSU">{{cite news|url=http://www.stillwater-newspress.com/osusports/local_story_307235716.html |title=How much can one football fanbase take? |author=Moore, Roger |work=Stillwater-newspress.com |publisher=Stillwater News Press |date= |
* '''[[Challenger (eagle)|Challenger]]''', the first bald eagle in history trained to free fly into major sporting events during the [[The Star-Spangled Banner|American national anthem]]<ref name="TX vs. OSU">{{cite news |url=http://www.stillwater-newspress.com/osusports/local_story_307235716.html |title=How much can one football fanbase take? |author=Moore, Roger |work=Stillwater-newspress.com |publisher=Stillwater News Press |date=3 November 2007 |access-date=3 November 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071106010127/http://www.stillwater-newspress.com/osusports/local_story_307235716.html |archive-date=6November 2007}}</ref> |
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* '''[[Charlie (parrot)|Charlie]]''', a [[blue-and-yellow macaw]] whose owner claimed she belonged to [[Winston Churchill]] and had been taught to shout curses at Nazis |
* '''[[Charlie (parrot)|Charlie]]''', a [[blue-and-yellow macaw]] whose owner claimed she belonged to [[Winston Churchill]] and had been taught to shout curses at Nazis |
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* '''[[Cher Ami]]''', British-bred [[homing pigeon]] who, in the autumn of 1918, delivered 12 messages for the U.S. Army during World War I, among other things helping to save the [[Lost Battalion (World War I)|Lost Battalion]] |
* '''[[Cher Ami]]''', British-bred [[homing pigeon]] who, in the autumn of 1918, delivered 12 messages for the U.S. Army during World War I, among other things helping to save the [[Lost Battalion (World War I)|Lost Battalion]] |
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* {{Ill|Clarence (sparrow)|de|Clarence (Spatz)}}, a tamed sparrow featured in the book "''Sold For a Farthing. Biography of a Common Sparrow''" by [[Clare Kipps]] |
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* '''[[Cologne (pigeon)|Cologne]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
* '''[[Cologne (pigeon)|Cologne]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
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* '''[[Commando (pigeon)|Commando]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal, who carried out more than ninety missions carrying intelligence for the British |
* '''[[Commando (pigeon)|Commando]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal, who carried out more than ninety missions carrying intelligence for the British |
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* '''[[Duke of Normandy (pigeon)|Duke of Normandy]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
* '''[[Duke of Normandy (pigeon)|Duke of Normandy]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
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* '''[[Dutch Coast]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
* '''[[Dutch Coast]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
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* [[Elvis (Swan)|Elvis]], a [[Mute swan|Mute Swan]] known for his role in the 2007 Film [[Hot Fuzz]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024 |
* [[Elvis (Swan)|Elvis]], a [[Mute swan|Mute Swan]] known for his role in the 2007 Film [[Hot Fuzz]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 March 2024 |title=Elvis {{!}} Actor |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2594152/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240307155013/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2594152/ |archive-date=7 March 2024 |access-date=7 March 2024 |website=IMDb |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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* '''[[Flaco (owl)|Flaco]]''', a [[Eurasian eagle-owl]] which escaped from the [[Central Park Zoo]] after its enclosure was vandalized in February 2023.<ref>{{Cite news | |
* '''[[Flaco (owl)|Flaco]]''', a [[Eurasian eagle-owl]] which escaped from the [[Central Park Zoo]] after its enclosure was vandalized in February 2023.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Zraick |first1=Karen |last2=McCarthy |first2=Lauren |date=4 February 2023 |title=An Owl Named Flaco Is Loose in Central Park, With Vandals to Blame |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/nyregion/escaped-owl-central-park-flaco.html |access-date=15 February 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211094201/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/nyregion/escaped-owl-central-park-flaco.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Died in 2024 after colliding with a window. |
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* '''[[Flying Dutchman (pigeon)|Flying Dutchman]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
* '''[[Flying Dutchman (pigeon)|Flying Dutchman]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
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* '''[[Gertie the Duck]]''', a [[mallard]] duck who nested on some pilings under a bridge in [[Milwaukee]] in 1945<ref>[http://www.youth.net/memories/1999/0120.html Gertie the Milwaukee Duck] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615073439/http://youth.net/memories/1999/0120.html |date= |
* '''[[Gertie the Duck]]''', a [[mallard]] duck who nested on some pilings under a bridge in [[Milwaukee]] in 1945<ref>[http://www.youth.net/memories/1999/0120.html Gertie the Milwaukee Duck] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615073439/http://youth.net/memories/1999/0120.html |date=15 June 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/5941 |title=Gertie the Duck: Symbol of Hope |access-date=7 August 2008 |archive-date=18 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918084815/http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/5941 |url-status=live }}</ref> She (and her brood) are immortalized in [[RiverSculpture!]] |
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* '''[[G.I. Joe (pigeon)|G.I. Joe]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal, a member of the United States Army Pigeon Service. On 18 October 1943, the village of Calvi Vecchia, Italy was scheduled to be bombed by the Allies. He carried the message that British forces had captured the village, thus averting the attack and saving the lives of over a thousand people, both the local Italians and the British occupying troops. |
* '''[[G.I. Joe (pigeon)|G.I. Joe]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal, a member of the United States Army Pigeon Service. On 18 October 1943, the village of Calvi Vecchia, Italy was scheduled to be bombed by the Allies. He carried the message that British forces had captured the village, thus averting the attack and saving the lives of over a thousand people, both the local Italians and the British occupying troops. |
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* '''[[Goldie (eagle)|Goldie]]''', a [[golden eagle]] who lived at the [[London Zoo]] in the 1960s and caused a sensation when he briefly escaped in 1965 |
* '''[[Goldie (eagle)|Goldie]]''', a [[golden eagle]] who lived at the [[London Zoo]] in the 1960s and caused a sensation when he briefly escaped in 1965 |
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* '''[[Greater (flamingo)|Greater]]''', a [[greater flamingo]], the oldest flamingo on record, who died in 2014 at the [[Adelaide Zoo]], aged at least 83 |
* '''[[Greater (flamingo)|Greater]]''', a [[greater flamingo]], the oldest flamingo on record, who died in 2014 at the [[Adelaide Zoo]], aged at least 83 |
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* '''[[Grecia (toucan)|Grecia]]''', the first [[toucan]] to receive a prosthetic beak |
* '''[[Grecia (toucan)|Grecia]]''', the first [[toucan]] to receive a prosthetic beak |
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* '''[[Grip (raven)|Grip]]''', a raven kept as a pet by [[Charles Dickens]] which was used as a character by Dickens and likely inspired [[Edgar Allan Poe]]'s 1845 poem "[[The Raven]]".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lane |first1=Raymond M. |title=Charles Dickens bicentennial, and his link to Poe |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/charles-dickens-bicentennial-and-his-link-to-poe/2012/01/03/gIQA8VwdwP_story.html | |
* '''[[Grip (raven)|Grip]]''', a raven kept as a pet by [[Charles Dickens]] which was used as a character by Dickens and likely inspired [[Edgar Allan Poe]]'s 1845 poem "[[The Raven]]".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lane |first1=Raymond M. |title=Charles Dickens bicentennial, and his link to Poe |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/charles-dickens-bicentennial-and-his-link-to-poe/2012/01/03/gIQA8VwdwP_story.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=13 January 2012 |access-date=1 February 2023 |archive-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117054404/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/charles-dickens-bicentennial-and-his-link-to-poe/2012/01/03/gIQA8VwdwP_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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* '''[[Gustav (pigeon)|Gustav]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
* '''[[Gustav (pigeon)|Gustav]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
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* '''[[Skateboarding duck|Herbie]]''', a duck who became known in the 1970s after a clip of him skateboarding was shown on BBC news program ''Nationwide'' |
* '''[[Skateboarding duck|Herbie]]''', a duck who became known in the 1970s after a clip of him skateboarding was shown on BBC news program ''Nationwide'' |
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* '''[[Le Vaillant]]''', a First World War homing pigeon used by the French Army |
* '''[[Le Vaillant]]''', a First World War homing pigeon used by the French Army |
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* '''[[Leaping Lena]]''', a West German racing pigeon who became lost in [[Czechoslovakia]] during a routine flight in 1954 and returned bearing a note on her leg with an anti-communist message |
* '''[[Leaping Lena]]''', a West German racing pigeon who became lost in [[Czechoslovakia]] during a routine flight in 1954 and returned bearing a note on her leg with an anti-communist message |
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* '''[[Long Boi]]''', an [[Indian Runner duck|Indian Runner]]-[[mallard]] duck cross and unofficial mascot of the University of York who became famous due to his height (70 cm tall)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Tall duck becomes social media sensation |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC]] |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-56993465 |access-date=2022- |
* '''[[Long Boi]]''', an [[Indian Runner duck|Indian Runner]]-[[mallard]] duck cross and unofficial mascot of the University of York who became famous due to his height (70 cm tall)<ref>{{Cite news |title=Tall duck becomes social media sensation |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC]] |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-56993465 |access-date=14 July 2022 |archive-date=9 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209133838/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-56993465 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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* '''[[Louis (parrot)|Louis]]''', a parrot known for preventing development of his owner's estate from 1949 to 1966 |
* '''[[Louis (parrot)|Louis]]''', a parrot known for preventing development of his owner's estate from 1949 to 1966 |
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* '''[[Central Park mandarin duck|Mandarin Patinkin]]''' (also known as '''Hot Duck'''), a [[mandarin duck]] which appeared in New York City's [[Central Park]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jacobs |first=Julia |date=2018 |
* '''[[Central Park mandarin duck|Mandarin Patinkin]]''' (also known as '''Hot Duck'''), a [[mandarin duck]] which appeared in New York City's [[Central Park]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jacobs |first=Julia |date=31 October 2018 |title=A Mandarin Duck Mysteriously Appears in Central Park, to Birders' Delight |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/nyregion/mandarin-duck-central-park-pond.html |access-date=15 February 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=12 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212043344/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/nyregion/mandarin-duck-central-park-pond.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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* '''[[Mani the parakeet|Mani]]''', a [[rose-ringed parakeet]] living in [[Singapore]], who became famous in 2010 after correctly predicting the winners for all of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] quarter-final ties |
* '''[[Mani the parakeet|Mani]]''', a [[rose-ringed parakeet]] living in [[Singapore]], who became famous in 2010 after correctly predicting the winners for all of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] quarter-final ties |
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* '''[[Manukura (kiwi)|Manukura]]''', the first white [[Kiwi (bird)|kiwi]] born in captivity |
* '''[[Manukura (kiwi)|Manukura]]''', the first white [[Kiwi (bird)|kiwi]] born in captivity |
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* '''[[Maquis (pigeon)|Maquis]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
* '''[[Maquis (pigeon)|Maquis]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
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* '''[[Mario (goose)|Mario]]''', a [[Toulouse goose]], formerly living in [[Echo Park, Los Angeles]], who became the subject of news reports in 2011 after forming an unusual association with a local resident |
* '''[[Mario (goose)|Mario]]''', a [[Toulouse goose]], formerly living in [[Echo Park, Los Angeles]], who became the subject of news reports in 2011 after forming an unusual association with a local resident |
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* '''[[Martha (passenger pigeon)|Martha]]''', the last of the American [[passenger pigeon]]s, who died at the [[Cincinnati Zoo]] in 1914. [[Species Requiem Day]], |
* '''[[Martha (passenger pigeon)|Martha]]''', the last of the American [[passenger pigeon]]s, who died at the [[Cincinnati Zoo]] in 1914. [[Species Requiem Day]], 1 September, marks Martha's passing. |
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* '''[[Mary of Exeter]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
* '''[[Mary of Exeter]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
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* '''[[Matilda (chicken)|Matilda]]''', the world's oldest known [[chicken]] |
* '''[[Matilda (chicken)|Matilda]]''', the world's oldest known [[chicken]] |
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* '''[[Mozart's starling]]''', a [[common starling]] kept as a pet by [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] |
* '''[[Mozart's starling]]''', a [[common starling]] kept as a pet by [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] |
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* '''[[Navy Blue (pigeon)|Navy Blue]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
* '''[[Navy Blue (pigeon)|Navy Blue]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
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* '''[[Nils Olav]]''', a [[king penguin]], mascot and colonel-in-chief of the Norwegian [[Hans Majestet Kongens Garde|King's Guard]]<ref>{{cite news|title |
* '''[[Nils Olav]]''', a [[king penguin]], mascot and colonel-in-chief of the Norwegian [[Hans Majestet Kongens Garde|King's Guard]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Norwegian Knight |work=Scandinavian Press |volume=15 |issue=4 |page=9 |date=Fall 2008}}</ref> |
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* '''[[N'kisi]]''', a [[grey parrot]] known for her supposed advanced use of the English language |
* '''[[N'kisi]]''', a [[grey parrot]] known for her supposed advanced use of the English language |
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* '''[[NPS.42.NS.2780]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
* '''[[NPS.42.NS.2780]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
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* '''[[Paddy (pigeon)|Paddy]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
* '''[[Paddy (pigeon)|Paddy]]''', a Second World War homing pigeon awarded the Dickin Medal |
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* '''[[Pag-asa (eagle)|Pag-asa]]''', the first [[Philippine eagle]] to be bred and hatched in captivity |
* '''[[Pag-asa (eagle)|Pag-asa]]''', the first [[Philippine eagle]] to be bred and hatched in captivity |
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* '''[[Pale Male]]''', a [[red-tailed hawk]] who lived near [[Central Park]] in [[New York City]]<ref> |
* '''[[Pale Male]]''', a [[red-tailed hawk]] who lived near [[Central Park]] in [[New York City]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.palemale.com/ |title=Pale Male - the Central Park Red Tail Hawk |access-date=11 February 2010 |archive-date=29 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129010335/http://www.palemale.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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* '''[[Mr Percival]]''', an [[Australian pelican]] and notable film actor |
* '''[[Mr Percival]]''', an [[Australian pelican]] and notable film actor |
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* '''[[Peter (eagle)|Peter]]''', a [[bald eagle]] who lived at the [[Philadelphia Mint]] during the 1830s |
* '''[[Peter (eagle)|Peter]]''', a [[bald eagle]] who lived at the [[Philadelphia Mint]] during the 1830s |
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* '''[[Hollywood Freeway chickens]]''', a feral colony living under the [[Hollywood Freeway]] [[Vineland Avenue]] off-ramp in [[Los Angeles]] |
* '''[[Hollywood Freeway chickens]]''', a feral colony living under the [[Hollywood Freeway]] [[Vineland Avenue]] off-ramp in [[Los Angeles]] |
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* '''[[Pasadena,_California#Wildlife|Parrots of Pasadena]]''', a population of non-indigenous feral parrots in [[Pasadena]] |
* '''[[Pasadena,_California#Wildlife|Parrots of Pasadena]]''', a population of non-indigenous feral parrots in [[Pasadena]] |
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* '''[[The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill]]''', a documentary about a flock of feral parrots in San Francisco and a man who cares for them. |
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* '''[[Peabody Ducks]]''' of [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], a group who every morning are escorted from their penthouse palace to the lobby fountain, and every evening are escorted back |
* '''[[Peabody Ducks]]''' of [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], a group who every morning are escorted from their penthouse palace to the lobby fountain, and every evening are escorted back |
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* '''[[Peace Bridge robins]]''', a family that nested on [[Peace Bridge]] in the 1930s |
* '''[[Peace Bridge robins]]''', a family that nested on [[Peace Bridge]] in the 1930s |
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