“If they teach the others bad language and I end up with 250 swearing birds, I don’t know what we’ll do,” the park’s CEO lamented.
A British wildlife park has removed five African Grey parrots from public view because of the fowls’ foul language.
Lincolnshire Wildlife Park adopted the parrots about six weeks ago and put them in quarantine together, according to LincolnshireLive.
During their time together, the birds shared the ability to curse up a storm, something they engaged in quite often, according to Steve Nichols, the park’s CEO.
“I get called a fat t**t every time I walk past,” Nichols told CNN.
Nichols said potty-mouthed parrots aren’t uncommon in his line of work.
“For the last 25 years, we have always taken in parrots that have sometimes had a bit of blue language and we have really got used to that,” he told LincolnshireLive. “Every now and then you’ll get one that swears and it’s always funny. We always find it very comical when they do swear at you.
“But, just by coincidence, we took in five in the same week and because they were all quarantined together it meant that one room was just full of swearing birds.
“The more they swear the more you usually laugh, which then triggers them to swear again.”
Nichols said the cursing birds sounded “like an old working men’s’ club scenario where they are all just swearing and laughing.”
Although he and fellow park employees found the whole thing funny, Nichols said he decided it would be best to move the cursing birds out of view before visiting kids heard them.
The birds have each been moved to different groups, and Nichols said the plan is to put them in separate areas of the park ”so at least if they do swear it is not as bad as three or four of them all blasting it out at once,” he told the Independent newspaper.
Nichols said he also hopes the cursing parrots learn nicer words from their new cage mates ― because he dreads the alternative.
“If they teach the others bad language and I end up with 250 swearing birds, I don’t know what we’ll do,” he told the BBC.
Laura M
I read this earlier. I think it’s hysterical. Lesson learned…don’t curse around young kids and parrots. They will repeat it and teach it to their friends.
Thomas J
What is wrong with parrots with colorful language? If all the birds talked that way it would sound like a pub cheering for Manchester United. LMAO
Wes
I busted up laughing when the caretaker said he was tired of being a fat t**t
Sharity
I’m just trying to figure out what curse word t**t is because as far as I know, twat isn’t considered a curse word!
Wes
It is in England or so I am told.
Andy G
I live less than twenty miles from here and have heard these parrots. One of the reasons people went to visit was to hear the swearing parrots! so they might see a fall in visitors. The trouble was also though that people would also like to teach them new ones and it became less of a kids venue!! I had not realised that the parrots could teach each other though and it would spread throughout the other parrots!!
I once heard one drop the C bomb!
Thomas J
The place should have a pub parrot section and a family area for parrots
Debbie S
I used to rescue parrots. While everybody thinks it is hilariously funny if they swear it can make it extremely hard to find new homes. It might crack you up but do you really want a swearing parrot around your kids? And yes, they will teach each other how to swear. I have two Amazons in my office…they carry on a conversation with each other sometimes. It is hilarious to hear them going back and forth. The second amazon I rescued/rehomed from an older lady who had to give him up because she was going to live with her daughter. He is 25+ years old and spent his whole life with her. He was a sensation when we first got him because even though he didn’t swear he had a tendency to ask anyone who walked in the room….”Wanta a beer?” “Michlelob?” …every. Time. African Greys are even worse than Amazons for mimicking what they hear so I can only imagine how bad it was getting. LOL
m99
I immediately thought of the Sasquatch Audio (you can hear it in the SC Intro) where it sounds like a Bigfoot says, “What the FXXX”. I’m fairly convinced the Sasquatch pick up words, and since everyone and their grandmother use the F Word, I think it’s possible the troop does too. I use to have a parrot who would paddy down the hall and scream “Wake Up! Wake Up”. He was annoying, but wanted some food. 🙁 I agree, it seems like it’d be hard to place F Word Cursing birds.
Sharity
I think you’re right! Maybe everytime they do a wood knock or whoops, they’ve heard a human wonder out loud what the sound was – “what the f*ck?” – and they picked up on it?
Justin F
Totally!”
Justin F
Omg that’s what my Grams would always say!