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In [[Polynesian mythology|Polynesian]] legend as current in the [[Marquesas Islands]], the hero [[Laka]]/[[Laka#Marquesas|Aka]] is mentioned as having undertaken a long and dangerous voyage to [[Aotona]] in what are now the [[Cook Islands]], to obtain the highly prized feathers of a red parrot as gifts for his son and daughter. On the voyage a hundred out of his 140 rowers died of hunger on their way, but the survivors reached Aotona and captured enough parrots to fill 140 bags with their feathers.<ref>:*R.D. Craig, ''Dictionary of Polynesian Mythology'' (Greenwood Press: New York, 1989), 6.; E.S.C. Handy, ''Marquesan Legends'' (Bernice P. Bishop Museum Press: Honolulu, 1930), 130–1</ref> By at least some versions, the feathers were plucked off living parrots without killing them.<ref>[http://www2.hawaii.edu/~dennisk/voyagingchiefs/aka.html Aka's Voyage for Red Feathers (Marquesas Islands)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
Currently parrots feature in many media. There are magazines devoted to parrots as pets, and to the conservation of parrots ([http://www.worldparrottrust.org/publications/psittascene/psittascene.htm PsittaScene]<!-- {{dead link|date=March 2010}} -->). Fictional films include [[Paulie]], and documentaries include [[The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill]].
Parrots have also been considered sacred. The [[Moche]] people of ancient [[Peru]] worshipped birds and often depicted parrots in their art.<ref>Berrin, Katherine & Larco Museum. ''The Spirit of Ancient Peru:Treasures from the [[Larco Museum|Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera]].'' New York: [[Thames and Hudson]], 1997.</ref>
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