Blue, not blue
Five African grey parrots at Lincolnshire Wildlife Park have been removed from public view for swearing at visitors. They swear to trigger a response, even among themselves, and that encourages them to swear even more. So, not unlike teenagers and Frankie Boyle then. (pipe)
I'm hoping they learn different words within colonies - but if they teach the others bad language and I end up with 250 swearing birds, I don't know what we'll do
Steve Nichols, Chief Executive, Lincolnshire Wildlife Park
This story later appeared in the BBC's quiz of the week, when participants were asked the species of parrot in question. At the current time, 13% of respondents think it was the Norwegian Blue. (SMH)
