Meet Bruce, a captive kea parrot missing his upper beak, and the “first example of a disabled animal of any species ...

Bruce the Kea parrot is missing the upper half of his beak, but he has turned this disability into a weapon to keep ...

Meet Bruce, a one-of-a-kind underdog story with feathers. An endangered kea parrot missing the entire upper half of his beak ...

While the kea parrot’s beak would normally be considered essential for survival, Bruce has innovated other ways of commanding ...

Bruce the kea parrot is missing his entire upper beak. By every measure of animal competition, he should be at the bottom of ...

"The bird missing his upper beak has rewritten what disability means for behaviorally complex species." ...

Bruce the kea is missing his entire upper beak. Yet he is the alpha bird of his circus (the apt collective noun for a group ...

Without a curvy upper beak to get in the way, Bruce the kea uses his lower beak to stab or joust at other birds in his social ...

The kea gained fame for learning to use a pebble to groom himself. Scientists were astounded by his next innovation.

"Bruce's alpha position was reflected not only in combat, but also in measurable benefits across social interactions." ...

Bruce the kea—a species of alpine parrot native to New Zealand—lost his upper beak in an accident as a young bird. But that ...

With half a beak, Bruce has developed an innovative fighting style that has won the kea top status in his flock, videos and ...