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America's Favorite Pets

LiveScience Staff

Date: 21 March 2011 Time: 02:27 PM ET

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Parakeets

Parakeets are fun pets in that they can be trained to do tricks, such as playing golf, and if you’re patient enough, learn a few words. What’s not so fun is having a smelly cage littered with bird droppings and a housemate that can sometimes get too chirpy.