If you've ever seen the cockatoos at a pet store and thought about keeping these large and magnificent birds - don't.

如果你在宠物店里见过凤头鹦鹉，并且想把这种美丽的大型鸟类作为宠物，劝你不要。

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The cockatoos aren't hurt, because the predators are tethered to the building, but their presence on the building ACTS as a deterrent.

鹦鹉不会受伤，因为捕猎者被栓在了建筑物上，不过它们在建筑物上出现能起到一种震慑作用。

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The arts centre in the city centre has hired a conservation group called Full Flight to periodically tether two birds of prey to the building's roof over the next six weeks to deter the cockatoos.

位于市中心的这座艺术中心已经雇了一只名为Full Flight的保护组织在未来六周循环将两只食肉鸟拴在屋顶以赶走鹦鹉。

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According to the trust, yellow-crested cockatoos are also critically endangered in Indonesia, with fewer than 1, 000 individuals remaining.

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Cockatoos have an average life span of 40 to 70 years, although it is not unheard for some cockatoos to make it to the ripe old age of 80.

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Pet cockatoos have often been passed on as a legacy from one family member to the next, like the proverbial holiday fruitcake, as they outlive multiple owners.

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