Just when you thought 2020 had dished up enough strange news!
A group of foul-mouthed parrots at a zoo in the UK have had to be separated after learning to swear – and demonstrating this new talent for unsuspecting patrons.
It’s unknown where the five parrots – named Billy, Elsie, Eric, Jade and Tyson – picked up the bad language after joining the zoo’s colony of 200 grey parrots in August.
But zookeepers noticed, and quickly realised it could be a problem for patrons.
“We saw it very quickly – we are quite used to parrots swearing but we’ve never had five at the same time,” said Steve Nichols, CEO of the wildlife park.
“Most parrots clam up outside, but for some reason these five relish in it.”
The parrots have now been distributed to different areas of the park until they learn some manners.
“People have come to us but they think it’s highly amusing, we haven’t had one complaint,” he said.
“(When a parrot swears) it amuses people very highly. It’s brought a big smile to a really hard year.”
