World's first Bird-pet probably is Jungle Fowl. It is said that about 500 years before people used to keep Jungle Fowl as pets. The first Fowl to be kept as pets are Red Jungle Fowl(Gullus gullus) which is still available in some jungles of various countries like India. This Jungle Fowl is the forefather of all other Chickens in all over the world which consist of more than 200 species of them.
After that comes Pigeons. In old days Pigeons were kept mostly for delivering letters. Regarding this there are various stories in which pigeons carry letters from one place to other. These days too there are some places where Pigeon Races are held.
In Past the Egyptians had taken many Parrots and other species of birds form India, whose main aim was to breed those birds in special made cages. After some days Alexander-the great, during his invasion to India he took some Large Indian Parakeets( Chandana-as known in India) to Greece. Though Alexander died in Iran his soldiers took those parakeets to Greece, which later on gain its fame as Alexandrine Parakeet. This was the first pillar of Parakeets as pets in Europe. Every ship taking spices form India used to take parakeets with them.Then it gain a huge popularity and were kept by nobles throughout the Empire's Anatolian,European and Mediterranean countries.
From very Old Age Indians are popular in keeping Parakeets as their pets. There are many local stories and even in Sankrit books have stories about Parakeets in them. There is a old Story book in India "Suksaptati"--which has a 70 stories and all are told by the help of a Parakeet.
But, birds as pets will be incomplete if we dont take the name of the great Mughal Emperor Jahangir . He had a large aviary where there was not only various Indian Birds but he also owned various birds from other countries. From "Jahangirnama"- a book written by Jahangir, its known that not only kept those birds as pets but he also used to give regular inspection and used to write them carefully. From a artist of Jahangir it is known that his aviary had Vernal Hanging Parrot(Latkan-its Indian name)-Loriculus Vernalis, Crimson Tragopan or Bengal Florican, Blue-Crowned Hanging Parrot- Loriculus Galgulus, and he also had a Dodo- an extinct Bird.
Gradually, not only parakeets, Macaw, Grey Parrot, etc. were kept as pets by rich. But after IInd world war Cage Birds like Budgerigars, Finch, Canary, Java Sparrows, Cockatiel, Love Bird etc. low price birds were kept as pets by ordinary people also.
Like this the birds were kept in cages where they kept on producing new ones. These Birds as pets is not only now a addiction but also a profession for many people around the world.
After that comes Pigeons. In old days Pigeons were kept mostly for delivering letters. Regarding this there are various stories in which pigeons carry letters from one place to other. These days too there are some places where Pigeon Races are held.
In Past the Egyptians had taken many Parrots and other species of birds form India, whose main aim was to breed those birds in special made cages. After some days Alexander-the great, during his invasion to India he took some Large Indian Parakeets( Chandana-as known in India) to Greece. Though Alexander died in Iran his soldiers took those parakeets to Greece, which later on gain its fame as Alexandrine Parakeet. This was the first pillar of Parakeets as pets in Europe. Every ship taking spices form India used to take parakeets with them.Then it gain a huge popularity and were kept by nobles throughout the Empire's Anatolian,European and Mediterranean countries.
From very Old Age Indians are popular in keeping Parakeets as their pets. There are many local stories and even in Sankrit books have stories about Parakeets in them. There is a old Story book in India "Suksaptati"--which has a 70 stories and all are told by the help of a Parakeet.
But, birds as pets will be incomplete if we dont take the name of the great Mughal Emperor Jahangir . He had a large aviary where there was not only various Indian Birds but he also owned various birds from other countries. From "Jahangirnama"- a book written by Jahangir, its known that not only kept those birds as pets but he also used to give regular inspection and used to write them carefully. From a artist of Jahangir it is known that his aviary had Vernal Hanging Parrot(Latkan-its Indian name)-Loriculus Vernalis, Crimson Tragopan or Bengal Florican, Blue-Crowned Hanging Parrot- Loriculus Galgulus, and he also had a Dodo- an extinct Bird.
Gradually, not only parakeets, Macaw, Grey Parrot, etc. were kept as pets by rich. But after IInd world war Cage Birds like Budgerigars, Finch, Canary, Java Sparrows, Cockatiel, Love Bird etc. low price birds were kept as pets by ordinary people also.
Like this the birds were kept in cages where they kept on producing new ones. These Birds as pets is not only now a addiction but also a profession for many people around the world.
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