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08-09-2002, 11:00 AM
Lost Parrot Tells Animal Rescuers His Name
Aug 9, 11:13 am ET
LONDON (Reuters) - An escaped parrot was reunited with his owners on Friday -- after telling rescuers his name.
Animal welfare officer Debbie Sheppard said she discovered the bright green bird perched on a fence in the western English town of Swindon and took him to her home.
To her astonishment he started to "laugh and squawk" -- saying the name Basil over and over again. A check with the local police revealed a parrot of the same name had been reported missing.
"My husband couldn't believe it when he started to talk; he was coming out with all sorts of things. Once he started, he couldn't stop," said Sheppard, who works for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Basil's relieved owner Ann Bradley said the bird was a very good mimic.
"He's just like a tape recorder. He'll copy the telephone and say 'hello' before we've had a chance to pick it up -- and tell my children to get ready for school."
Aug 9, 11:13 am ET
LONDON (Reuters) - An escaped parrot was reunited with his owners on Friday -- after telling rescuers his name.
Animal welfare officer Debbie Sheppard said she discovered the bright green bird perched on a fence in the western English town of Swindon and took him to her home.
To her astonishment he started to "laugh and squawk" -- saying the name Basil over and over again. A check with the local police revealed a parrot of the same name had been reported missing.
"My husband couldn't believe it when he started to talk; he was coming out with all sorts of things. Once he started, he couldn't stop," said Sheppard, who works for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Basil's relieved owner Ann Bradley said the bird was a very good mimic.
"He's just like a tape recorder. He'll copy the telephone and say 'hello' before we've had a chance to pick it up -- and tell my children to get ready for school."