Parrots Removed from Wildlife Park after Swearing at Visitors.

Five potty-mouthed parrots have been removed from a British wildlife park because they wouldn't stop swearing at visitors.

"I get called a fat tw*t every time I walk past," says Steve Nichols, chief executive of Lincolnshire Wildlife Park. "They were all swearing; we were a little concerned about the children."

So on Tuesday, the African grey parrots were separated and removed from public view, Nichols said.

Oddly enough, the birds -- named Eric, Jade, Elsie, Tyson and Billy -- were recently donated to the park by different owners. Nichols believes they learned the inappropriate language from each other.

“They literally, within a very short period of time, starting swearing at each other," Nichols says. "'F*** off' is the most common one; it's a very easy one for them to learn."

Officials hope separating the birds will prompt them to clean up their acts.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lin ... e-54340425

This video of African gray parrot, Einstein, will give you some idea of the mimicry talents of the African grey parrot.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APTNv4jWSBY

In Australia, where I grew up, many of the pubs had a resident "Cocky", usually a Sulphur-crested cockatoo - and the male patrons, after a few beers, took great delight in teaching them how to swear.
Needless to say, the Cockys were always relegated to the bars, which were male only at that time, and never to the lounge where families would gather for a drink.

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Einstein was pretty amazing how he could respond to the man's verbal cues. I guess you can't "unlearn" the birds from certain language.