This is especially true when it's a bird so happy, it's infectious. This is Cumulus the Cockatoo and he is absolutely thriving, in his lane, when he's outside on his favorite rope swing. I could watch ...

Aside from the obvious joy Cumulus exhibits when playing on his rope swing, VCA Animal Hospitals says there are key benefits in giving your bird a toy—but it has to be the right toy. Pet birds like ...