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Since the 1960s, London’s parks and gardens have been home to striking green residents: Roseringed parakeets. Theories about their origins abound. But what really brought these parrots to a city so much colder than their natural habitat? Recently, scientists have used techniques from the world of criminology to find the answer: London’s parakeets were released from captivity. But who did it? And how did their numbers grow? Join us to investigate an avian mystery.

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Source: "Understanding the origins of the ringnecked parakeet in the UK" https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary...



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