![]() Unlike the Umbrellas, Tritons are supposed to be good talkers. (Especially males when mating, or when they reach adolescence). Tritons seem to be given more credit for their loving and affectionate ways than the Umbrellas, and there isn't any information about them being bitters, where the Umbrellas can tend to bite. In many ways, they seem to be very similar to Umbrellas, highly intelligent, are very loud, like lots of love and attention, which they reciprocate back to their owners. Like you said, they are very loving and affectionate birds, and apparently have a natural inclination to "performing", as they love to do tricks. The main differences between the Greater Sulfur and Triton Sulfurs are their coloring and the Tritons have a blue ring around the outer part of the eye. I had not heard of "Triton" Cockatoos but a few web pages state that they are a "sub-species" of the Greater Sulfur. Here is an interesting piece I found about Lala, where I found most of the detailed information about him: And as you said, they don't credit him with Baretta. Shame! IMDB's bio on Ray says absolutely NOTHING him other than his DOB, place of birth, and DOD. Unfortunately, the page doesn't seem to go into the background behind Berwick's work with birds, or his work with other animals, in fact, the page doesn't mention Ray Berwick, at all except in reference to his bird show. There is a paragraph on the page about Berwick Production and his free flight bird show. White was also used for "Fred" but the article I found with the most information, doesn't mention him, though he's featured on as being a "fred" bird from Baretta. "Sweetheart" is/was the name of Weird Harold's replacement, and the name of the fourth bird. He won a PATSY for "favorite Animal Star", and his intended "flying double", Weird Harold unfortunately died from Liver illness after the first season of Baretta. Lala is now deceased but lived to be about 70. He actually only spoke Chinese but after Ray Berwick started to train him, he quickly learned English, as well as, many tricks and stunts (riding a bicycle, running on a treadmill), as well as, imitating the sounds of a cat, and a dog. Lala arrived in the USA, illegally imported from China, concealed in a cage with Chickens. Lala (pronounced Lalah) was actually a male, and got his name because he liked to constantly repeat the phrase "la-la-la-la-la-la". ![]() From some of the information you provided (links), as well some searching with Google, I found some updated information. I appreciate the information to the links, too. He was in almost every episode that I happened to watch, as a kid, and I was NOT a regular viewer of the show. I had no idea there were 4 birds used, though it makes sense that more than one bird would be used. JMG-6, Thank you so much for your reply/post on the (4) Freds of Baretta. I don't know what happened to "Weird Harold" and the fourth "Fred" but I would assume they are still enjoying a long and happy life like thier co-stars. I'm not sure if she lives at the SDWAP or not. Last I knew, Lala is still alive and lives in San Diego as well. White even performs some of the same tricks we saw "Fred" perform on "Baretta" in the video clip. White and the Bird Show Manager Kent Mahaffey on You Tube. You can learn more about the SDWAP and the "Free Flight Bird Show" here: White is still alive and lives at the San Diego Wild Animal Park. You can never be positive who an animal will or won't take to.Ĭockatoos do have a very long lifespan. ![]() Triton's are extremely loving and affectionate birds. The "Baretta" cockatoos specifically are Triton Cockatoos. Berwick was a masterful trainer and multi-talented gentleman. Why IMDB doesn't credit him with "Baretta" I don't know. He also trained many other animals for the movies and television. They were owned and trained by a gentleman named Ray Berwick (). One was named "Lala", another was named "Mr. There were four different cockatoos used on Baretta.
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