Five foul-mouthed parrots have been removed from public view at a British wildlife park after they started swearing at customers
"I get called a fat t**t every time I walk past," Nichols complained.
The African grey parrots -- named Eric, Jade, Elsie, Tyson and Billy -- were given to the park from five different owners within the same week, and shared a quarantining facility together before being placed on display.Related content"They literally, within a very short period of time, starting swearing at each other," Nichols said.
Most customers enjoyed the talent once the parrots were displayed."The visitors were giving them as much back as what they were giving to them," Nichols said. But concern for younger customers forced staff to split up the birds and temporarily remove them from the park's public areas. Staff now hope the birds' language will become more family-friendly now that they have been separated."To take in a swearing parrot isn't an unusual thing, it's something that happens probably three or four times a year," Nichols said.
But the pandemic has led to a surge in donations, as owners spend more time with their birds and decide to give them to parks that can provide them with a larger living space, he explained.African greys are among the most popular species of parrot. Around 1.1 million indoor birds were kept as pets in the UK in 2019,
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