Parrot Disapproves of Cheating Relationship
Posted Jan 18th, 2006 at 9:19 pm in Nature
Too many funny stories in the news today, like this one.
African Gray Parrot
Chris Taylor, a 30-year-old British computer programmer, grew suspicious of his live-in girlfriend when his pet parrot began to imitate her saying, “I love you, Gary.”
Ziggy, an 8-year-old African gray parrot, would also make kissing noises whenever the name Gary was mentioned on TV and would mimic Suzy Collins saying, “Hiya, Gary,” every time she answered her mobile phone.
Confronted with the evidence, Collins admitted to a month-long affair with a coworker named Gary and moved out of their shared Leeds apartment that same night.
I think many animals are smarter than we give them credit for. African Grays particularly are no dummies.