Tourists visiting UK wildlife park told to ‘f*** off’ by parrots
‘You never tire of being told to eff off by a parrot’ A wildlife park in Lincolnshire is having to deal with the unusual issue of foul-mouthed parrots. More and more of the parrots at Lincolnshire Wildlife Park are picking up some sweary habits, with staff attempting to “dilute” the issue before it gets out […]
2 years ago
Woman convicted of killing husband after parrot repeated victim’s ‘last words’
The bird kept saying a specific phrase after the incident A parrot was considered to be a “key witness” in a murder trial after he appeared to repeat, what is believed to be, the victim’s “last words”. Martin Duram was killed at his home in Michigan in May, 2015 after being shot with a .22 […]
3 years ago
Chanel the parrot is finally home again after going missing for second time
Chanel is permanently engrained in our minds. The first lockdown seems like years ago, but one thing to undeniably benefit was TikTok. Though trends come and go, some iconic moments continually live on in the collective minds of the app’s users. One such moment is Chanel the African Grey parrot, whose owner bled her fifteen […]
5 years ago
Parrot gets stuck on roof, tells firefighter making rescue attempt to “f**k off”
Jessie had spent three days stuck on the roof of a house in north London but still had some choice words for members of the fire service A parrot that got stuck on a roof in north London greeted its rescuer with a big old “fuck off” and followed it up with a number of other expletives. […]
8 years ago