Lost parrot tells veterinarian his address

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Lost parrot tells veterinarian his address Wed May 21, 2:47 PM ET

TOKYO - When Yosuke the parrot flew out of his cage and got lost, he did exactly what he had been taught — recite his name and address to a stranger willing to help.

Police rescued the African grey parrot two weeks ago from a neighbor's roof in the city of Nagareyama, near Tokyo. After spending a night at the station, he was transferred to a nearby veterinary hospital while police searched for clues, local policeman Shinjiro Uemura said.

He kept mum with the cops, but began chatting after a few days with the vet.

"I'm Mr. Yosuke Nakamura," the bird told the veterinarian, according to Uemura. The parrot also provided his full home address, down to the street number, and even entertained the hospital staff by singing songs.

except the talking and singing part...

This story gave me the warm fuzzies

But what the Hey?

I can remember my address almost every time. I do have trouble with my ZIP, though.

That bird ain't so smart.

I can't remember my phone number half the time

I was sitting on a bench on Main Street with the Late, Great, Tom Snyder (you know, THAT Tom Snyder) when a local apparel designer, Christine Foley, came walking by.

Tom asked me if that was Christine and I said yeah, she is a friend of mine.

Tom asked me if I would introduce him (she is completely scorching hot) and I said I would.

I said, "Christine, I want you to meet a dear friend of mine.....", and completely forgot his name.

Thought to myself, "Come on, man, it's the same as yours".

You know how you get all pressurized in that situation.

Zoom.

I told Tom that he was on his own.

I don't care, though. I would do the '60s all over again.

Tom

"I don't care, though. I would do the '60s all over again."

Almost every time.

I just can't imagine a parrot speaking French. Or even Chinese.

making the sound of a police siren.

The owner said she had just spotted a guy outside her house attempting to take it away, when the parrot, sitting by the window, opened up with his beloved siren sound, and the would-be thief apparently bought it and ran away.

Thanks to katty for this excellent parrot news. I'll bet you can expect parrot owners who see it will teach their own parrot friends to memorize their own addresses, as well. What a great idea!

Now... to teach the dogs....

Try to teach the cats.