The silly news of January includes a piece on profane parrots at the Lincolnshire Wildlife Park.
The British call this "salty" language. And another phrase for swearing can be seen in this sentence:
"I did apologize straightaway, saying it's not my fault if they actually [say] a little bit of effing and jeffing," Nichols said.
It seems that parrot swearing is not human swearing..."patrons of the zoo, as well as throngs of people online, seem to be perfectly willing to accept the parrots as they are, profanity and all. The park has posted a sign near the parrots' habitat, warning that visitors should expect to hear "every common swear word" and should shepherd children away from the area." The park has around eight birds that would require explicit-language advisories.
Here's the Instagram/tiktok show HERE. - you can search on #pottymouth, #swearing parrots, and #sweary. There are about 8 foul-mouthed parrots who like to "set each other off" - they had to get separated from each other. Are they likely to spread the word to the rest of the colony of 200 grey parrots? That might need a different warning sign.
This cute parrot was at a local home show in Grimsby one year.
eam sports at a distance can start soon. Which are those sports? There's an article already for that. Of course, we think of tennis.
Then there's solo running, cycling and walking. Fencing! And beloved golf - the courses are set to open next week. Don't forget there's gymnastics. We could join the circus now.
And what about this drive-through experience? The Toronto Zoo plans to reopen with drive-through experience. That would be perfect as a giraffe was born this week - and there's nothing as cute as a baby giraffe. Cute pictures are HERE.
“The pre-booked driving route would allow guests to see the Zoo’s animals from the comfort and safety of their own vehicle along a 3.4 kilometres route,” the zoo said in a statement.
They are also fund-raising to feed the animals - last month they raised over $500,000 - enough to cover six months worth of food for the 5,000 animals.
The animals have been getting bored, and the zoo has taken to entertaining them in special ways - taking the llamas for a walk, giving the hyena a bubble bath, and the penguins a field trip. You can see these at #ClosedButCaring. There are posts from zoos all over the place (and a few other places using the hashtag.)
Pictures fro the spring garden today - with the weeping cherry and the Japanese spirea bush.
