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(Lincolnshire Wildlife Park) Five parrots have been removed from public view at a British wildlife park after they started swearing at customers. The foul-mouthed birds were split up after they launched a number of different expletives at visitors and staff just days after being donated to Lincolnshire Wildlife Park in eastern England. "We are finding that people are swearing to try and encourage the parrots." (WVLT/CNN) - Five parrots have been removed from public view at a British wildlife park after reportedly swearing at customers repeatedly. "To take in a swearing parrot isn't an unusual thing, it's something that happens probably three or four times a year," Nichols said. Five parrots who were in isolation together during quarantine learned how to swear, and were caught swearing at visitors. The strange incident occurred at Rajura, in the central Indian state of Maharashtra, where the “abusive” bird called Hariyal was dragged into a fight between a mother and her step-son. A group of parrots which gained global attention for swearing at wildlife park visitors will have their own "discreet blue corner" at the attraction. Parrots at a UK zoo ruffled quite a few feathers when they started swearing at visitors. Playing next. more_vert. "I get called a fat t--t every time I walk past." Five parrots have been removed from public view at a British wildlife park after they started swearing at customers. "I get called a fat t**t every time I walk past," Nichols complained. Police did not press charges against the parrot, but they did not return him to Suresh either. London (CNN) — Five parrots have been removed from public view at a British wildlife park after they started swearing at customers. The incidents began days after the birds were donated to the Lincolnshire Wildlife Park. share. The National Parrot Sanctuary at the park is the largest of its kind in the country and recently welcomed five African greys. 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Politicians face heat over international trips, CTV National News: COVID-19 not backing down. A British wildlife park had to remove five newly adopted parrots from public view after they repeatedly shouted profanities at visitors, park officials said Monday. But the pandemic has led to a surge in donations, as owners spend more time with their birds and decide to give them to parks that can provide them with a larger living space, he explained. Steve said all one hears the birds doing is making obscenities and laughing together. 11:27am Sep 30, 2020 Five parrots have been removed from public view at a British wildlife park after they started swearing at customers. Police were called out to deal with a swearing parrot after a neighbour complained about the noise. Muhammadumar242. 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But the pandemic has led to a surge in donations, as owners spend more time with their birds and decide to give them to parks that can provide them with a larger living space, he explained. Follow. This led to the birds being temporarily removed from the Park’s public areas. "We would normally take in one or two parrots in a fortnight. “To take in a swearing parrot isn’t an unusual thing, it’s something that happens probably three or four times a year,” Nichols said. We and our partners will store and/or access information on your device through the use of cookies and similar technologies, to display personalised ads and content, for ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. At a zoo in Lincolnshire, England, the swearing of five African grey parrots has been less helpful, reports the Telegraph, and they have had to be separated from one another: The parrots – named Billy, Eric, Tyson, Jade [pictured above], and Elsie – joined Lincolnshire Wildlife Centre’s colony of 200 grey parrots in August, however soon started encouraging each other to swear. Police said since its arrest, the parrot has refused to talk. However, they soon taught each other how to swear – and swore at visitors, as well as staff. Five parrots at a wildlife park have been removed from public display after they started swearing at visitors. HuffPost is part of Verizon Media. African greys are among the most popular species of parrot. "To take in a swearing parrot isn't an unusual thing, it's something that happens probably three or four times a year," Nichols said. Now parrots swearing is, apparently, more common than one might think, but the real issue appears to be that such a large group was chiming in all at once. A pandemonium of parrots at a wildlife park have been removed temporarily after swearing at visitors. "'F**k off' is the most common one," he explained -- "it's a very easy one for them to learn" -- but the birds would utter "anything you can think of.". (Lincolnshire Wildlife Park). "We would normally take in one or two parrots in a fortnight. Hariyal the parrot reportedly detained by police for 'hurling obscenities' at his owner's elderly stepmother in India "It just went ballistic, they were all swearing," the venue's chief executive Steve Nichols told CNN Travel on Tuesday. Parrot, a bird kept in a cage in the front showroom, appeared to They were kept in a room together before being added to a display, but seemed to have learnt cuss words while boarding together. Zoo separates parrots for swearing at customers. The African grey parrots -- named Eric, Jade, Elsie, Tyson and Billy -- were given to the park from five different owners within the same week, and shared a quarantining facility together before being placed on display. Steve Nichols, chief executive of Lincolnshire Wildlife Park, said the five African grey parrots were adopted in the same week and while in isolation taught each other to swear “He must have been trained for this. Log in. "To take in a swearing parrot isn't an unusual thing, it's something that happens probably three or four times a year," Nichols said. Police said since its arrest, the parrot has refused to talk. "It just went ballistic, they were all swearing," Steve Nichols, the head of the park, tells CNN. Although parrots are well known for mimicking bad language, these are "more sweary than most". And were caught swearing at visitors concern for younger customers forced staff to split up the shared. 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