Local parrot gains national attention Save Email Print
Posted: 3:32 PM Aug 13, 2007
Last Updated: 6:16 PM Aug 13, 2007

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Peaches the cockatoo lives at the Black Pine Animal Park near Goshen, but has gained national attention for her foul mouth.

Peaches watched the theatrics of an irate chimpanzee throw its fecal waste at a cement crew worker working near a chimp enclosure and has had a tendency to repeat the vulgar words she heard ever since.

"When she hears a lot of noise and there's a lot of excitement around her she gets anxious and she started squawking and screaming then out came the expletive...shut your mouth with a little bit of color added in," said Peaches’ keeper Lori Gagen.

Parrots tend to repeat things they hear during a commotion, rather than constant individual teachings, however, the animal park thinks peaches may have also learned a few words from a previous owner.

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Posted by: BO Location: WEST SIDE on Aug 16, 2007 at 07:11 PM
tony: is this amature night at the funny bone??

Posted by: Susan Location: South Bend on Aug 16, 2007 at 08:23 AM
Boy don't I know that. I have a congo african gray that will repeat everything. He now tell's the dog to sit, but we all know what it shound like. I guess we should all learn to watch our mouths.

Posted by: Tony Location: 1000 Islands on Aug 15, 2007 at 09:55 PM
remember the one about the wife who brought home a "used" parrot? It had belonged to the madam of a popular brothel. The bird was just settling down, when in the door walked the 16-yr-old daughter. "Whee-oooo" the parrot whistled. "you could make some money with that walk." The mother scolded the parrot. The parrot said back, "hey lady, you're too old for this business." 5 minutes later, Dad comes in the door, home from a busy day at the office. " Hey, Keith," the parrot yells out, "where you been hidin'?"

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