Critter Geek

Here’s a beautiful thing…a family in Japan taught their African Grey parrot to say his name and address. When the parrot was lost and came into the care of a local veterinarian, he eventually began talking and gave them the information that lead to his return home. From the SFGate story, Lost parrot tells veterinarian his address:

He kept mum with the cops, but began chatting after a few days with the vet.

“I’m Mr. Yosuke Nakamura,” the bird told the veterinarian, according to Uemura. The parrot also provided his full home address, down to the street number, and even entertained the hospital staff by singing songs.

“We checked the address, and what do you know, a Nakamura family really lived there. So we told them we’ve found Yosuke,” Uemura said.

Teaching your parrot and address or phone number could be a really great hack for helping your bird get home in the unfortunate event of an escape.

Photo by wanderingone.