Endangered bird undergoes cancer radiation
South Texas - June 13, 2008

Elvis, the Gladys Porter Zoo's most famous parrot, hasn't had an easy life.

Endangered, orphaned and now disease-stricken, the bird's biography - though largely unknown - reads like the most poignant of tragedies.

When he was diagnosed with a malignant melanoma on his beak a few weeks ago, it looked as if the end might be near for one of the world's last remaining thick-billed parrots.

But Elvis - a refugee from western Mexico and a likely victim of the illicit pet trade - had been fighting for his life long before the diagnosis. [LINK: Read on…]

Interesting , thank you