Tree bark as food for macaw chicks? A mystery to be solved
Why are wild macaws feeding tree bark and wood to their chicks? We’re on a mission to find out! But why? Is it for minerals? Amino acids? Just roughage? Nobody knows yet…
Our team has been collecting bark samples deep in the Peruvian rainforest as part of a groundbreaking study on parrot diets and climate change.
Thanks to support from Harrison’s Bird Foods, we’re analyzing the nutritional secrets hidden in this unusual food. 
This research could provide new insights into how parrots raise their young and may give us clues to improve health and enrichment for young parrots in captivity and the wild.
