Cow Blocks Road, Escaped Parrot, Cicadas: 2021 Top GA Animal News

GEORGIA — It's been quite a year, and so much has happened in Georgia. While there's been tons of news about the coronavirus, elections, politics, businesses and crime, there's also been a lot of news in 2021 involving animals — some cute, some sad and some just rather strange.

From a loose cow on Interstate 285, billions of cicadas emerging and exotic cats on the prowl to an escaped parrot finding his way home, police rescuing an owl and 100,000 bees swarming one Georgia woman's home, take a look back at the Georgia Patch team's best animal news from the year:

• Parrot Flew The Coop, But Decatur Mom Wants Him Home
• Escaped Parrot In Decatur Finds His Way Home To Mom
• At Least 100K Bees Invade Decatur Woman's Home, Again
• 'We Aren't Sure Who Was Scared Of Who': Decatur Police Rescue Owl
• Rose The Comfort Dog: Meet Cobb DA's Newest Employee
• Therapy Dog Program Announced By Forsyth Sheriff's Office
• Exotic Cat On The Prowl In Metro Atlanta
• Exotic Cat Caught After Roaming Country Club For 5 Days
• Clear The Shelters: LifeLine DeKalb, Fulton Waive Adoption Fees
• Loose Cow On I-285 Led Police Chase, Blocked Traffic For An Hour
• Billions of 17-Year Cicadas Will Emerge In Georgia in 2021
• You Can Eat 17-Year Cicadas Emerging In Georgia
• $10M Equestrian Center Project Breaks Ground In Alpharetta
• Dog Dies After Swimming In Chattahoochee River
• Fetch Park's BARk Concept Coming To Alpharetta This Summer
• Groundhog Day 2021: GA's Gen. Beauregard Lee Makes Prediction

As always, thanks for being a reader. We look forward to covering even more news for you in 2022.