false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172249477m/153272.jpg 153272 6 Seventeen years ago, when she adopted a neglected, orphaned thirty-year-old parrot named Tiko, the internationally renowned ornithologist Joanna Burger entered one of the most complex relationships of her life. Sullen and hostile when he entered Dr. Burger&#8217;s home, Tiko gradually warmed up, courting her during mating season, nursing her vigilantly through a bout with Lyme disease, and for a while even fighting her husband for her attentions. In time theirs was a relationship of deep mutual trust. <br><br>The Parrot Who Owns Me is Joanna and Tiko&#8217;s story, as well as the story of the science of birds, and of parrots in particular. Woven into the narrative are insights and fascinating revelations from Dr. Burger&#8217;s work&#8212;not only about parrots, but also about what it means to be human. 147952 1998 The Parrot Who Owns Me: The Story of a Relationship total:91|5:24|4:37|3:21|2:8|1:1| 91 348 114 27 3 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 27 13:52:58 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 27 13:56:06 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 13:33:50 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 07:48:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Nov 09 13:57:14 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 09 13:59:25 -0800 2007 5 1 true false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Mon Aug 27 19:39:05 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 27 19:40:19 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Sat Feb 21 01:39:08 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 21:06:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Dec 07 12:06:32 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 12:14:32 -0800 2008
And it's not just any relationship either, it's a menage-a-trois between two mammals and a creature more closely related to the dinosaurs than to them, who has his own view of the world and his own priorities.

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