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The Spix's little blue macaw — extinct in the wild for 22 years — now flies free again in its natural habitat in Brazil, thanks to decades of research and effort by hundreds of scientists,.
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Subscribe Expand Image © Etna 1984 Even if the name Spix's Macaw doesn't ring a bell, you might recognize this bird. It's Blu, from Rio, the animated film! Also known as the Little Blue Macaw, the species went extinct in the wild due to hunting for the pet trade, loss of habitat, and invasive species.
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Jesse Eisenberg plays Blu, a rare blue macaw, kept as a much-loved pet in Minnesota but taken to his home territory of Rio in Brazil for breeding purposes with feisty female Jewel (Anne.
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Blue macaw parrot that inspired "Rio" is now officially extinct in the wild CBS News
Summaries When Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with the bird of his dreams. In Rio de Janeiro, baby macaw, Blu, is captured by dealers and smuggled to the USA.
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A new study is drawing attention to the possible extinction of an animal depicted in the animated film "Rio," a story about two surviving blue macaws. The recently published study found that Spix's macaw, which has been listed as critically endangered (possibly extinct in the wild), should be listed as extinct in the wild. Advertisement.
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The Spix's macaw made its famous onscreen debut as a charming parrot named Blu in Disney's animated film "Rio." But a new study shows the Brazilian bird is now extinct in the wild.
'Blu' macaw that inspired movie Rio one of eight bird species newly listed as extinct ABC News
1h 36m IMDb RATING 6.9 /10 245K YOUR RATING Rate POPULARITY 2,461 141 Play trailer 2:12 26 Videos 99+ Photos Animation Adventure Comedy When Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with the bird of his dreams. Director Carlos Saldanha Writers
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The Blue Macaw, or Spix's Macaw, inspired the bird Blu in the movie Rio, a story about a domesticated bird that adventures Rio de Janeiro. But is the film the only place we'll ever see this beautiful bird again? Unfortunately, several Macaw species are endangered, with the most significant threat being habitat loss and the pet industry.
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Blue Macaws Saved from Extinction after inspiring the Movie Rio. July 13, 2022. In 2019, the Spix's macaws were declared extinct in nature. A month ago a group of Spix's macaws was released into a protected area in northeastern Brazil, after they were declared extinct in the wild in 2019.
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Reallife Blue Macaw Parrot that inspired 'Rio' the movie is now officially extinct Good Times
Rio is a 3D computer-animated film produced by Blue Sky Studios. It was released in theaters in 2011. The film centers around a blue Spix's macaw named Blu who is taken to Rio de Janeiro to mate with a female. He eventually falls in love with the other blue macaw, Jewel, and together have to escape bird smugglers and a another bird named Nigel, who is a cockatoo.
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Bluebird From ‘Rio’ Movie Now Extinct In The Wild
Watch the official RIO Clip - "Blue Macaw Books" (2011). Let us know what you think in the comments below!RIO is the animation movie by Carlos Saldanha.PLOT:.
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In fact, there are several species of macaw that happen to be blue. Rio's story is based on the predicament of one of these, Spix's Macaw.Like its fictional counterpart, this species is presumed.
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Blue macaw parrot that inspired "Rio" is now officially extinct in the wild.In the animated film "Rio," a Spix's Macaw named Blu flies all the way from Minne.
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In the 2011 film Rio, a male blue macaw - one of the most endangered species on Earth - is discovered living in Minnesota and is flown all the way down to Rio de Janeiro in the hopes that he.
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Blue Macaw Parrot From The Movie Rio Officially Extinct In The Wild
Blu, a domesticated blue macaw thought to be the last of his breed, is taken from Minnesota to Brazil when an ornithologist believes that a potential mate has been found for him. There he is.