A wildlife park's high-risk approach to tackling its parrots' swearing problem appears to be working. In January, Lincolnshire Wildlife Park said it planned to introduce the eight problem birds, who ...

19:20, Mon, Jan 22, 2024 Updated: 19:33, Mon, Jan 22, 2024 Staff at a Lincolnshire Wildlife Park are facing a crisis of swearing parrots, with the number of foul-mouthed birds appearing to be growing.

A group of parrots at a British zoo got so swear-happy that officials had to hatch a plan. In 2020, five African gray parrots at Lincolnshire Wildlife Centre made headlines for their potty mouths.

A new study has found that African grey parrots volunteer assistance to both their good friends and mere acquaintances -- even when there is no expectation of personal gain AFP / MICHELE SIBILONI ...

U.S. President Andrew Jackson’s pet parrot swore so much at his 1845 funeral that the bird had to be removed. Rating: Context: We have found only one eyewitness account of the potty-mouthed parrot ...

A charity says "difficult" parrots bought during the Covid-19 pandemic are being given up as owners struggle to cope. Lincolnshire Wildlife Park is home to about 1,300 unwanted birds, including some ...

Emily Kwong and Berly McCoy of NPR's Short Wave talk about why swearing might improve physical performance, how birds' bills changed during the pandemic and why scientists are sampling whale breath.

Swearing family pet flew out the window and never came back Get daily headlines and breaking news alerts for FREE by signing up to our newsletter We have more newsletters Get daily headlines and ...

A lippy parrot with a Teesside twang is brightening up the lives of staff on one of Middlesbrough's Covid wards. Scooby, the mouthy African Grey, boasts an impressive vocabulary of swear words and is ...