Stolen parrot reunited with owner after shouting its name to police – reports
A parrot has been reunited with its owner three years after it was stolen in France — after shouting out its name to police.
A vendor tried to sell the West African grey parrot last week near the Old Port of Marseilles, but the species is protected and the birds cannot be sold, the Times of London reported.
When police seized the talkative bird, which had no identification, it began to squawk, “Jako, Jako, Jako” — a traditional name for parrots in France, like Polly,” the police stated.
But one of the police remembered that a colleague who had lost his parrot with the same name in 2020 told fellow officers that the bird would say its name if found, the report said.
At long last, the officer was reunited with Jako at an animal shelter, where the bird’s identity was confirmed, according to the outlet, which cited La Provence.
“The bird shouted its name as soon as it saw its owner,” according to the report.
West African grey parrots are worth about US$2,000 and are frequently stolen to be sold illegally.
