4. Author: ddandb
gamine is a rose breasted cockatoo, sometimes called a gala. i few of them are breed in the states to keep the price up in the $2,000.00 range. blue and golds, the big well liked by most people are down to close to $800.00 because they breed easily and they are always available. the gala is a wild bird in australlia and they flock like pigeons and damage the crops.
australia won't allow the export of these bird, but licensed hunters are paid 1.00 per head, so they are slaughtered. they catch them in large nets and bash them on the head. same price whether the heads are smashed or intact.
these birds rarely talk, but i have head they can be taught and sell in pet stores for less then $50.00 in australia.
as much as i hate to admit it, they are so destructive of crops, they are considered financial nuisances.
