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Kadie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 12:08 PM Original message |
Willie the parrot awarded for repeatedly yelling 'Mama, baby' after toddler started to choke |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 12:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. Adorable bird! |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
2. The most remarkable part of this story was left out... Willie had never said "Mama baby" |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 02:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. Maybe it had been watching Maury? |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 02:47 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. ...... |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:03 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. thanks |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Laughing again! |
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ddeclue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 04:10 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. No that would be "baby momma" |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 06:12 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. lol It's the parrot police!!!!! |
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Kadie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 05:15 PM Response to Reply #17 |
29. ! |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 03:08 PM Response to Reply #2 |
22. My Goodness. |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 06:14 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. i live me life by the latter! And |
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Kadie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 05:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
28. That is amazing. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 07:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
35. I don't, but we have three at home, I know better |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 05:29 PM Response to Reply #2 |
40. Parrots have a certain striation in their brain that may mimic a cerebral cortex. There are some |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 12:12 PM Response to Original message |
3. Holy crap. |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 12:16 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I have a cockatiel, which is a type of parrot. She never says anything, |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 12:26 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. My budgies would probably laugh if that were to happen. |
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HarukaTheTrophyWife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 12:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Why wouldn't it be? |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 12:31 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Is that right? |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Poachers do exist, especially for the larger and more expensive breeds, |
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smoogatz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 02:03 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Cool. Thanks. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 07:27 PM Response to Reply #15 |
32. The biggest difficulty may be that parrots can be very long-lived. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 07:57 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. To add, parrots are not breeds, but species |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 01:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
14. I think it's like any other high-maintenance pet - yes, but only if you work hard. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 07:36 PM Response to Reply #14 |
33. Parrots don't exactly take "effort", but they do expect to be part of a flock. |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 12:14 PM Response to Original message |
4. Remarkable. |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
6. Quaker parrot? I thought Quakers valued silence. |
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Yunomi (167 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 02:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
18. Quiet? |
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REACTIVATED IN CT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 04:34 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. He's a monk parakeet ? |
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alarimer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 07:54 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. Monk parakeets in the wild in CT are a nuisance species. |
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-..__... (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 04:05 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. They can be quite noisey. |
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hankthecrank (490 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
10. ah some good news very welcome! |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
12. What a hero. |
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ChuckTodd (32 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 01:45 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Where's the video of him talking? |
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buzzard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 02:06 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Do you know how to put an audio file in a format that can be listened to on a message board, I have |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
20. In the Superstition Mountain area, east of Phoenix, lovebirds are now living wild. |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 04:08 PM Response to Original message |
25. Wow! I'm impressed. Wouldn't have thought they could think like that. |
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woo me with science (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-24-09 07:49 PM Response to Original message |
34. Good birdie. nt |
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blueworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
38. Thanks for posting this |
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Kadie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-25-09 05:25 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Hi blueworld. |
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