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[guitarxe]

I have a warehouse on the surface, and these flying rats are simply flying through the doors of the warehouse and jacking my stuff!
The game says these are parrots? How can parrots steal trap components? And how can they simply fly through a door? Isn't a door supposed to stop enemies and force them to break it down first?

[Finn]

I have a warehouse on the surface, and these flying rats are simply flying through the doors of the warehouse and jacking my stuff!
The game says these are parrots? How can parrots steal trap components? And how can they simply fly through a door? Isn't a door supposed to stop enemies and force them to break it down first?

Keas are basically parrots.  I don't know anything about the door stuff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kea

[slaytanic]

Keas are apparently kleptos with a really bad heroin habit...
are your doors set as pet passable ? if set tightly closed I've watched pets follow dwarves in and out when they aren't supposed to.

[Reudh]

Kea have [CURIOUSBEAST_ITEM] i think, so they attempt to fly into your fort and steal any items they can find.
Of course this leads to hilarious mental images given Kea aren't that big, and watching them slowly fly away with a huge chair or something like that.

Supposedly, in real life, Kea have the intelligence of a six year old, though I don't think that's been verified yet.

[Exponent]

Sorry if it's a stupid question, but does your outdoor warehouse not have a roof?  You might even need a roof directly over the door too.

[Sphalerite]

Keas in real life actually are smart enough to do things like turn door handles and pick locks, so opening locked doors isn't much of a stretch for them.

[Garath]

keas have so far been reported to fly off with furniture, statues and minecarts. If they ever start snatching babies we're in trouble

have some dogs stationed at the door to either scare off or kill the keas

[Remalle]

keas have so far been reported to fly off with furniture, statues and minecarts. If they ever start snatching babies we're in trouble

Are they African or European keas?

[Garath]

keas have so far been reported to fly off with furniture, statues and minecarts. If they ever start snatching babies we're in trouble

Are they African or European keas?

neither, they only live in forested and alpine regions of the South Island of New Zealand. (nice try for monty python reference, but sometimes it just doesn't work)

[Reudh]

I love how intelligent they are. They're my second favourite bird, second only to kakapo.

[weenog]

Keas in game are annoying.  Outside the game I have no quarrel with 'em.

I think peregrine falcons are better though.  Inside the game they kill vermin, obviating the need for cats and the risk of catsplosion if you can get 'em.  Outside the game, what's not to like about a bird which attacks by means of a 200mph talon punch which stuns or kills the victim in mid-air, and which thrives rather than dying off when urban development moves in?

They also look neat, which is unimportant but still a plus.

[Sus]

Keas in real life actually are smart enough to do things like turn door handles and pick locks, so opening locked doors isn't much of a stretch for them.

I doubt real-life keas would ever steal a *lead mine cart*, however.

[caddybear]

neither, they only live in forested and alpine regions of the South Island of New Zealand. (nice try for monty python reference, but sometimes it just doesn't work)

Kinda missed the Monty Python reference there. I think it works with carrying and all that.
http://youtu.be/rzcLQRXW6B0

Anyway Keas in real life are a real menace, just like in the game. I've seen documentaries about them stripping down many mechanical things just because they can.

[slink]

They are not TRAPAVOID, however, so a row of traps will dispose of them.  Too bad Dwarves won't eat trap-chopped kea.