![]() ![]() The movie places a much greater significance on Blu as the last of his kind to simplify the story line and make his adventures more thrilling. 56 out of 73 known captive Spix Macaws are in Qatar and only 7 in Brazil. Interestingly, the biggest population of Spix Macaws in captivity is not actually in Brazil but rather in Qatar. The population of Spix Macaws is so fragile that rehabilitators do not want to take any chances. Unlike Blu, Presley was actually given a one way ticket to Brazil, never to return to his owner. However, he was one of a few and breeders of the Brazilian rehabilitation program for Spix Macaws required his DNA to help diversify the excessively inbred offspring they were producing. Unlike Blu, Presley was not actually the last Spix Macaw. Presley, like Blu, also ended up in his caretakers possession by chance rather than being bought.īlu is flown out to Rio De Janeiro to be mated with the last known female of his kind. Presley on the other hand became accustomed to a life down low from being clipped. In the movie, Blu was unable to fly although he was fully feathered. Presley was estimated to be 25 years old and DNA confirmed to be a male Spix Macaw. Two years after the last Spix was observed in the wild, a veterinarian in the the United States was shocked to be consulted by an owner of one in Denver. Nonetheless, over 60 Spix macaws have been known to remain in captivity after their wild counterparts went extinct. However, due to poaching and deforestation of their natural habitat, Spix Macaws went extinct in the wild in the year 2000. The Spix Macaw is one of four Blue Macaw species and was endemic to Brazil. The movie simply refers to Blu as a Blue Macaw, however, at a later point in the movie Cyanopsitta Spixii species is mentioned. Rio is actually partly based on a true story and a real species of Macaw. However, there is actually some truth to the matter. Not only does this make the owner appear benevolent for saving a lost animal, but it also absolves the owner from responsibility for buying into the illegal pet trade. Like in half the pet featured movies out there, the crate carrying the hero character falls out of a truck and is discovered by the future owner. Blu is captured by poachers and smuggled to Minnesota. Parrots nest in cavities rather than building nests on branches so this was an accurate depiction. We get our first glimpse of Blu, the movie's hero, as a baby in a nest cavity. While the singing/dancing is of course personified, it certainly alludes to the natural morning song that birds sing. The story opens in the forest outside off Rio De Janeiro where birds do morning song and dance ritual. From a parrot owner's perspective, this is my impression of the movie as well as the realism of parrot ownership that it conveys. This is perhaps the largest and most prominent feature film centered around parrots ever. The movie Rio was finally released in theaters today after many months of anticipation. Rio Movie Review From Parrot Owner's Perspective ![]()
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