{"id":1704,"date":"2025-02-05T16:16:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T16:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riffraffwildlife.org\/?p=1704"},"modified":"2025-02-05T22:05:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T22:05:23","slug":"riff-raff-the-story-behind-the-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riffraffwildlife.org\/index.php\/2025\/02\/05\/riff-raff-the-story-behind-the-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Riff Raff?? The Story Behind the Name"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I thought you liked possums.  So why call them Riff Raff??<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To answer that properly, I need to introduce you to Merlin.  Merlin is an African Grey Parrot (Timneh), and let&#8217;s be honest about who runs the household.  For those parrot parents, you know exactly what I&#8217;m talking about!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So when Merlin first chose us to come live here, I must admit a secret &#8230; I *loved* singing the music to Disney&#8217;s Aladdin (the original w\/Robin Williams, of course!).  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