Escaped pet parrots in Australia are teaching wild birds English, including some unsavory words. The Australian Museum says it has received a number of reports from people who say they’ve heard wild parrots and cockatoos speaking to them, often cursing or repeating greetings like “hello cockie.” Naturalist Martyn Robinson told that some of these words will likely be passed down through generations in wild flocks. “If the parents are talkers and they produce chicks, their chicks are likely to pick up some of that,” he said.
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