Missing Parakeet Returned Home After GIving Address To Police

[The Seeker]

SAGAMIHARA, Japan -- A pet parakeet was returned to its Japanese owner Wednesday after the brainy bird told police its home address near Tokyo.

The male bird, called Piko-chan, escaped early Sunday morning from his home in the city of Sagamihara and remained at large before being coaxed into perching on the shoulder of a guest at a nearby hotel.

He was handed over to local police, but Piko-chan did not speak until Tuesday evening, when he blurted out the names of the city and district where his owner's home is located, a police spokesman said.

The stunned cops then listened as the parakeet produced the home's block and street number.

His owner, a 64-year-old woman, once lost another parakeet after it flew away and was determined not to make the same mistake.

"So the owner decided to teach the address to this parakeet after she bought it at a pet store two years ago," a police spokesman said. "The bird's name was found to be Piko-chan as it said, 'You're pretty, Piko-chan."

 

[Gromit]

Give that Polly a Cracker!

 

[DaveM]

 

[dazco]

Oh man, that is awesome !!! great idea she had there. I never knew parakeets could talk till on day my friend called me up and said listen to this. He held the phone up to his parakeet (and yes, one of those little small common parakeets that every kid has had) and i heard "couple of beers". And it was truly clear as day. So much so that i didn't believe him. When i hung up the phone he still hadn't convinced me this was possible. Mostly because of the clarity and perfection with which it was said. I've heard full sized parrots and mina birds talk and they don't talk this clear. But then the next time i was at his place the damn bird sure enough was talking ! He had it saying all sorts of wacky saying we always said and i was on the floor. Sadly his wife left the sliding glass door open one day and they used to leave the bird's cage open a lot so it could roam around the house, and that day it took advantage of the open door and that was the last they saw of him.

 

[hemibee]

I had a parakeet back in the 70's, you couldn't shut him up unless his cage was covered. If you told a joke he would laugh along with you. Most of the time he had the run of the house and you had better not put him in his cage at supper time. We ended up having to fix him a plate to keep him out of ours. Before we gave him his own plate he would walk around the table to see who's meal he was going to share. He loved purple hull peas, pancakes covered in syrup, toast and eggs. The only thing I can remember he would not eat was catsup, he tried it once and ran around the table spitting it out, or maybe it was tsking it out. My dad went outside one day and had forgot Mickey was on his shoulder. About 30 or 40 minutes later Mickey scared him by saying "go home."

Wish I still had him, that was some bird.


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[The Seeker]

The only thing I can remember he would not eat was catsup,

Boy you can sure tell you aren't from Pittsburgh!

It's called KETCHUP and there's ONLY ONE......Heinz

 

[hemibee]

Heinz? No way Jose. Anything but Heinz.


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[The Seeker]

Ahhhhh....I can see you're a bit confused, Bless Your Little Heart!

 

[hemibee]

 

[CarlS]

That is a cool story with a happy ending.

 

[dazco]

Thats great ! Like one of the family.........................with feathers.

I had a parakeet back in the 70's, you couldn't shut him up unless his cage was covered. If you told a joke he would laugh along with you. Most of the time he had the run of the house and you had better not put him in his cage at supper time. We ended up having to fix him a plate to keep him out of ours. Before we gave him his own plate he would walk around the table to see who's meal he was going to share. He loved purple hull peas, pancakes covered in syrup, toast and eggs. The only thing I can remember he would not eat was catsup, he tried it once and ran around the table spitting it out, or maybe it was tsking it out. My dad went outside one day and had forgot Mickey was on his shoulder. About 30 or 40 minutes later Mickey scared him by saying "go home."

Wish I still had him, that was some bird.


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