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If you have an African Grey parrot, or any other pet bird for that matter, it is going to spend most of its life in a cage. It is like putting the bird in a prison for its entire life. "But wait a minute", you would say, "a parrot is only a bird." Yes it's only a bird, an animal that has been given wings to fly free. Wings that no other animals or humans are privileged to have. And yet, humans keep birds in a cage preventing them from flying.

If you feel guilty of keeping a pet parrot, don't. Under captivity, a parrot is leading a better life and may live to its full lifetime of 80 years, outliving its own master. In the wild, a parrot may not survive that long. While we acknowledge that it is a beautiful thing to fly and live free, the jungle or forest where most wild parrots are found, are not exactly a haven. Parrots are exposed to all kinds of dangers in the wild. Firstly there is man, who hunts birds for food and don't care if the bird they catch is a chicken or a parrot. If it was a parrot, he would probably sell it for more money than a chicken considering that a parrot in some countries can be considered exotic. Then there are also poachers, who hunt bird species for their medicinal value that they think the bird possesses or sell them to bird markets who in turn sell the birds to people who have no desire to keep birds as pets.

Besides man, the jungle community itself poses a lot of danger. There are the bigger birds that prey on smaller species. And then there are monkeys to share a tree with. With land clearing that is rampant as more and more countries industrialize and modernize, parrots are losing their natural habitat. The birds are competing with other creatures in the wild for food, not to mention with other birds. It is survival of the fittest, and only the strongest survive.

Then there are diseases. How does a parrot cure itself of a disease, or injury, in the wild? It doesn't. Most birds die when inflicted with injury or illness. And what happens to their young chicks or eggs when a mother parrot dies? Unlike humans, there are no bird orphanages in the wild. They either fend for themselves or they die too, by hunger or by being eaten by other bigger creatures.

So if you feel guilty keeping your pet parrot and denying it the freedom to fly, think of the good side. What are the chances of your pet parrot living a full happy life in the wild? Your parrot is enjoying life in a cozy home with a great master, feeding on bird food full of nutrients not found in the wild. The love and attention that your bird gets from your friends and visitors, unequal any that they would get living in the jungles of the Amazon or Central Africa. The toys that they get to play with and the professional vets that take care of their health are privileges only found in captivity. If your parrot can speak to you, I am certain it would thank you for giving it a fun, safe and fulfilling life.

Azmi Adnan is a writer and a bird enthusiast. Subscribe to his newsletter for fresh video clips on parrots and other bird species, ezines and interesting bird stories at his website http://www.power-to-live.com/parrot.html

Test your knowledge of vital Cisco certification exam topics with these practice questions!

CCNA and CCENT Certification:

A frame comes into a switch on port fast0/1. The switch does a lookup on the destination MAC, and sees that the destination is also found off fast0/1. What action describes how the frame will be handled?

A. broadcast
B. unicast
C. forwarded
D. filtered
E. multicast

Answer: D. That frame is filtered - that is, the switch drops it.

CCNP / BSCI: Cisco OSPF design guidelines state that a router should be in no more than how many areas?

A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
E. Five

Answer: C. Cisco recommends a router not be placed in more than three areas.

CCNP / BCMSN:

Which of the following is NOT true of a SPAN source port?

A. It can be part of an Etherchannel.
B. It can be monitored in multiple SPAN sessions.
C. It can be a regular Ethernet port, Fast Ethernet, or Gigabit Ethernet.
D. It can also be a destination SPAN port.

Answer: D. A SPAN source port cannot be a destination port. The other three statements are true of source ports.

CCNP / ISCW:

You're configuring the Authentication Proxy. In what locations can you store the user profiles?

A. TFTP Server
B. Local router's Flash
C. RADIUS Server
D. Local router's NVRAM
E. TACACS+ Server

Answers: C, E. The user profiles can be stored on and downloaded from a RADIUS or TACACS+ server.

CCNP / ONT Exam:

What's the difference between an "ad hoc" wireless network and an "infrastructure" wireless network?

Answer: Ad Hoc networks have no wireless access points, and infrastructure wireless networks have at least one.

Look for more Cisco certification exam training questions on my website and on this one as well!

Chris Bryant, CCIE #12933, is the owner of The Bryant Advantage, home of free CCNA Security and CCNA Wireless tutorials, The Ultimate CCNA Study Package, and Ultimate CCNP Study Packages.

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2. Sell other people's stuff from your website, known as an affiliate. Most people love this home business and it is a very hot business for work at home moms and dads or anyone that has a busy schedule, because you don't have to create your own product. You simply sell other products and get paid a percentage of the sale as a commission. Popular affiliate sites like Commission Junction and Clickbank have thousands of products that you can sell.

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an money investment.

Take care and I hope that you have found this useful.

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