They recently joined the Lincolnshire Wildlife Centre's colony of 200 African gray parrots in August, [...]
"I'm hoping they learn different words within colonies," Nichols added. "But if they teach the others bad language and I end up with 250 swearing birds, I don't know what we'll do."
COME SEE THE BIG HAIRY ASSED FECKING THE BAD F WORD WORSE THAN THE F WORD, YOU KNOW, PARROTS OF BASTARD BOLLOCKS LINCOLNSHIRE I STICK THIS FECKING PITCHFORK UP YOUR HOLE PARROTS
Sadly they can be very good for a very long time, but once they become obsessed with something, the horrid noises they make are utterly exhausting. I have lived with 3 that have been utter nightmares. The Timneh's are worse than the larger Greys.
Agreed on the parrots but a lot of corvids I've encountered were absolute trolls as well. Very intentional and calculating, they clearly had fun antagonizing other animals. Don't get me wrong, they're assholes. But they're funny assholes.
Maybe European corvids aren't like Australian ones. I've heard stories about your magpies.
The british colonies all share the same trait of having animals that are named after superficially similar European animals. It's like how the American Robin and the European Robin are two completely different birds that just look sorta similar.
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Narrator: «they did end up with 250 swearing birds»
then you make it a feature! "visit the swearing parrot enclosure! be cussed at by various birds! we've tried stopping them, but they didn't care"
I'd totally go see a swearing parrot enclosure.
COME SEE THE BIG HAIRY ASSED FECKING THE BAD F WORD WORSE THAN THE F WORD, YOU KNOW, PARROTS OF BASTARD BOLLOCKS LINCOLNSHIRE I STICK THIS FECKING PITCHFORK UP YOUR HOLE PARROTS
Our parrots are perfect for a pirate, but swear like a sailor!
... You don't know what to do with 250 swearing birds?
You start a comedy act, or show, is what you do.
Do a mockumentary.
... what do they mean 'don't know what to do'?
If I go to a zoo and the parrots don't curse me out I'm asking for a refund.
African Grays are complete assholes. One of the worst birds to own.
I have an African Grey. She’s quiet and gentle and obsessed with climbing under blankets and she’s dumb as a rock. Truly a model specimen.
Here she is climbing the stairs one by one instead of flying.
More like “eventually… I will probably take a little rest halfway and make some sad sounds trying to manipulate you into carrying me”.
Glass houses. I don't see you flying up the stairs.
Sadly they can be very good for a very long time, but once they become obsessed with something, the horrid noises they make are utterly exhausting. I have lived with 3 that have been utter nightmares. The Timneh's are worse than the larger Greys.
BEAUTIFUL PLUMAGE
I demand more photos of your parrot
All parrots are great trolls.
All corvids are humorless vengeful beasts.
Both orders coexist around Australia. I'm really curious of how they do it. I imagine they have some kind of unstable feud.
Agreed on the parrots but a lot of corvids I've encountered were absolute trolls as well. Very intentional and calculating, they clearly had fun antagonizing other animals. Don't get me wrong, they're assholes. But they're funny assholes.
Maybe European corvids aren't like Australian ones. I've heard stories about your magpies.
Unlike yours, our magpies aren't corvids. Our only native corvids are a couple of species of ravens and crows.
Oh, I didn't know that, what are they most closely related to then?
Other Artamidae like butcherbirds and currawongs
Looks like you just handed me a new Rabbit Hole to dive into, lol.
The british colonies all share the same trait of having animals that are named after superficially similar European animals. It's like how the American Robin and the European Robin are two completely different birds that just look sorta similar.
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How about a Norwegian Blue?
Too much pining for the fjords.
He's perfectly fine
Norwegian Blues are quiet and chilled out, so I hear.
Lovely plumage!
I've heard that having a parrot for a pet is like having a perpetual 3 year old that can fly. Sounds like literal hell to me.
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"Do it!"
These are my kinda birbs.
Just in: parrots invent the internet
Me and the boys at work
Reminds me of Eric the Legend
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You can't make me become ungovernable, btich! I always do what I'm told!
Thats socialism