Parrots in wildlife park moved after swearing at visitors
HOD HASHARON, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 26: An African Grey parrot bends his head for some attention in a pet shop October 26, 2005 in the central Israeli town of Hod Hasharon. The bird flu strain H5N1 which was discovered in a parrot which died in British quarantine this week resulted in a call for a ban on international trade in live exotic birds. (Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images)
Five parrots have been removed from public view at a British wildlife park after they started swearing at customers. “It just went ballistic, they were all swearing,” the venue’s chief executive Steve Nichols told CNN Travel on Tuesday. “We were a little concerned about the children.” “I get called a fat t**t every time I walk past,” Nichols complained.
“They literally, within a very short period of time, starting swearing at each other,” Nichols said. “‘F**k off’ is the most common one,” he explained — “it’s a very easy one for them to learn” — but the birds would utter “anything you can think of.”
The parrots are African greys named Eric, Jade, Elsie, Tyson and Billy and they’ve since been split up and moved to not so public areas.
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