[neuroling] Lost parrot gives vet his name and address - CNN.com
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- Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 15:14:23 +0300
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Lost parrot gives vet his name and address
Story Highlights
Lost parent taken to cops but wouldn't talk to them
Bird began reciting name and address while in care of vet
Police check parrot's story and return him to owners
TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- When Yosuke the parrot flew out of his cage and
got lost, he did exactly what he had been taught -- recite his name
and address to a stranger willing to help.
Police rescued the African grey parrot two weeks ago from a
neighbor's roof in the city of Nagareyama, near Tokyo. After spending
a night at the station, he was transferred to a nearby veterinary
hospital while police searched for clues, local policeman Shinjiro
Uemura said.
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.
The Nakamura family told police they had been teaching the bird its
name and address for about two years.
But Yosuke apparently wasn't keen on opening up to police officials.
"I tried to be friendly and talked to him, but he completely ignored
me," Uemura said.
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