He literally sniggered at the police.
A parrot has been reunited with its owner three years after it was stolen in France – after screaming its name to police.
A seller tried to sell a West African gray parrot last week near the Old Port of Marseilles, but the species is protected and the bird cannot be sold, the Times of London reported.
When the police seized the talkative bird, which had no identification, it started shouting, “Jako, Jako, Jako” – the traditional name for parrots in France, like Polly.
But one of the policemen recalled that a colleague who had lost a parrot of the same name in 2020 told a fellow officer that the bird would say its name if found, the report said.
Eventually, the officer met Jako again at an animal shelter, where the bird’s identity was confirmed, according to the outlet, which cited La Provence.
“The bird screamed its name as soon as it saw its owner,” according to the report.
West African gray parrots are worth about $2,000 and are often stolen for illegal sale.
A West African gray parrot, pictured above, which went missing in 2020 and was to be sold illegally in France, has been reunited with its owner thanks to giving its name to police. Yozhik – stock.adobe.com
West African gray parrots are worth about $2,000 and are often stolen for illegal sale.Getty Images
In 2014, a parrot named Nigel, who has a British accent, was found speaking only Spanish in Los Angeles after being missing for four years, according to the Times of London.
“What’s up?” [What happened]?” he asked the Spanish-speaking woman who found him and handed him over. It was microchipped and the owner was found.
In 2008, a Japanese woman contacted the authorities after she found a similar parrot in her garden in the suburbs of Tokyo. The bird gave its name and address to police, the outlet reported.
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