Bruce the kea parrot is missing his entire upper beak. By every measure of animal competition, he should be at the bottom of ...

Meet Bruce, a captive kea parrot missing his upper beak, and the “first example of a disabled animal of any species ...

"The bird missing his upper beak has rewritten what disability means for behaviorally complex species." ...

With half a beak, Bruce has developed an innovative fighting style that has won the kea top status in his flock, videos and ...

Bruce the Kea parrot is missing the upper half of his beak, but he has turned this disability into a weapon to keep ...

"Bruce's alpha position was reflected not only in combat, but also in measurable benefits across social interactions." ...

While the kea parrot’s beak would normally be considered essential for survival, Bruce has innovated other ways of commanding ...

Bruce the kea—a species of alpine parrot native to New Zealand—lost his upper beak in an accident as a young bird. But that ...

This kea parrot wasn't going to let a broken beak slow him down and he used it to gain respect from the rest of the flock.

Patrick Wood/University of Auckland. At New Zealand’s Willowbank Wildlife Reserve, an endangered kea parrot named Bruce sits ...

Learn how a kea parrot in New Zealand missing its upper beak became an undefeated alpha male by developing a “jousting” ...

A study reported in Current Biology shows how physical disabilities in the animal world can be overcome through behavioral ...