![]() ![]() Imagine if you are a big time breeder with huge aviaries of different species reproducing, and all you produce are pure birds. This isn't about playing "God" - it's about being plain ignorant. Many people unintentionally hybridize birds without realizing it, both on a subspecies as well as a species level. There are a lot of hybrids out there that people don't even realize are hybrids. I would hate for the story to be repeated with these majestic birds. In the end, they become too unpredictable and are in many cases locked away or euthanized because they are "dangerous". The animal is in constant confusion between the strong survival instincts of the wolf and the domestic part of the dog. A prime example is wolf hybrids, although they may be beautiful. Not that we are playing "god" but because it brings confusion and stress onto the animals as well as people. IMO I also don't believe in crossbreeding animals. that would make me trust and believe they would be a great pet. There isn't enough information on behavior, personality, health, etc. I feel that it is something that is quiet new in the domestic world and wouldn't trust it. I feel that crossing two subspecies can cause confusion to the bird later on and I don't see them as being great pets. Although there is a basis of common cockatoo behavior, each 2 subspecies are different from each other in instinctual behaviors. I totally understand what you mean about beauty, they are absolutely stunning. The crossbred birds that have reached adulthood have not been sighted to mate and produce. I do know for a fact that in the wild, cross breeding does occur, although it isn't very common. I have come across a few sites that have information on the cross breeding of cockatoos. I thought it might be different in the case of Australian native cockatoos because they are so similar that I almost always see flocks of corellas, sulphur cresteds and galahs eating together, as well as some wild hybrids.Īlso there's not much of a risk of messing up the gene pool for future generations, because all of the toos I mentioned are so highly populated here they're considered pests in certain areas. I figured its probably different, because people seemed to be against the cross breeding of M2 and U2's because of how different their personalities and natural habits and instincts are. I forgot to mention I HAVE found a little information on hybridization of cockatoos, but nothing on Australian ones. if anyone has any experience with or knows anything about hybrid COCKATOOS specifically please share your knowledge :b I really don't want to fall in love with a bird only to have it get sick and die prematurely. I'd love to buy one of these babies because they are super gorgeous but I'm not so sure I'm comfortable with buying something there is so little information on. It got me wondering, what are the effects of creating hybrid cockatoos? from what I know, apparently it's okay to cross breed Macaws, but not Lovebirds, and I can find absolutely nothing about hybrid cockatoos. ![]() ![]() so far I've seen Galah X Sulphur Crested and Galah X Short billed Corella babies that are either for sale now or have been sold, and they were all significantly more expensive than regular toos. I've just been looking around the internet for baby cockatoos and I found a few people selling hybrid cockatoos. ![]()
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