Parrot squawks on woman's affair
A parrot owner was alerted to his girlfriend's infidelity when his talkative pet let the cat out of the bag by squawking "I love you Gary".
Suzy Collins had been meeting ex-work colleague "Gary" for four months in the Leeds flat she shared with her partner Chris Taylor, according to reports.
Mr Taylor apparently became suspicious after Ziggy croaked "Hiya Gary" when Ms Collins answered her mobile phone.
The parrot also made smooching sounds whenever the name Gary was said on TV.
Mr Taylor, 30, a computer programmer, confronted the woman he had lived with for a year who admitted the affair and moved out, several newspapers reported.
He also gave up his eight-year-old African Grey parrot after the bird continued to call out Gary's name and refused to stop squawking the phrases in his ex-girlfriend's voice.
"I wasn't sorry to see the back of Suzy after what she did, but it really broke my heart to let Ziggy go," he said.
"I love him to bits and I really miss having him around, but it was torture hearing him repeat that name over and over again."
Ziggy - named after David Bowie's former alter ego Ziggy Stardust - has now found a new home through the offices of a local parrot dealer.
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Foul-mouthed parrot back on board
A swearing Royal Navy parrot has rejoined her shipmates on a warship after seven months ashore.
Sunny, an African Grey, had to leave Type-23 frigate HMS Lancaster while the vessel was undergoing a refit at Devonport Dockyard in Plymouth.
Sunny has now resumed her place in the wardroom among the officers.
Sunny first became famous in March when she met the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh during a visit to Portsmouth Naval base.
Her keeper, Lieutenant Mari Duffy, said: "With the return of Sunny, the parrot to HMS Lancaster, the ship's company now feels complete."
At the time, the ship's company was worried about her squawking expletives when meeting the Royal couple, but Sunny did not let them down and kept a civil tongue.
The warship's crew was concerned because, during a Middle East tour, Sunny let loose a string of four-letter words during a visit by navy top brass which was audible despite her being hidden in a broom cupboard.
Her volley of abuse was overheard by the fleet's Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir Alan West, but he ignored her and carried on briefing the crew in the mess.
Sunny's colourful language has become familiar aboard the frigate. Other phrases she also uses include: "You ain't seen me, right" and "Zulus, thousands of 'em".
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