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the wide range of movement in a parrots upper mandible. typically, a birds upper beak isn’t movable and is fused to the cranium through bone and/or muscle. in parrots, the various bones that make up the upper palette and mandible have adapted to allow the beak to move alongside the lower jaw opening, as an adaption for manipulating objects and eating tougher foods.

Large mammals: Cows, goats, sheep, llamas, alpacas, horses/ponies, & donkeys

Small mammals: Guinea pigs, rabbits, chinchillas, & degus

Birds: Pigeons & ringneck doves*** A lot of parrots are vegan, but parrots require a lot of time, research, space, and enrichment to care for properly due to their intelligence. Possible option, but research extremely carefully.

Reptiles: Tortoises - some species (like sulcata tortoises) are very long-lived & get very large, so they need a lot of special consideration for care. *** Green iguanas are vegan, but are not really recommended as a pet in general. They get very large, need enormous enclosures, and most people are NOT up for their care. Research very carefully.

Invertebrates: Millipedes, and (I think) terrestrial isopods.

Fish: I couldn’t find information on herbivorous fish other than some saltwater coral reef species. As I don’t know much about fish, I’ll leave that category for someone else to weigh in on - I don’t know if these would be species that would be highly unethical to mention as a pet (due to conservation status, ability to live in captivity, extreme care demands such as parrots/iguanas, etc.). There may be (probably are) some detritivorous fish that would be vegan, but I was having a hard time finding info on it.

(Also, of course research any pet before getting them. I just wanted to emphasize the importance of knowing what you’re possibly getting into with some of the above animals due to their extreme needs & how often they get rehomed or abandoned due to it.)

I was a little worried at first…’cause like…that’s a little alarming, but I roll down my window and before I could ask if she’s okay she manages “I’m so sorry! I just love pigeons so much!” and at that? I start crying too, because I love pigeons so much too!! After ooing and awing between sniffling over Rex who I set on the edge of the window for her to admire (worry not, she was wearing a harness) she told me that her late husband used to have pigeons, and she raised one from a baby that looked just like my lil pidgie.