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Who cares, it's incredibly apt!

My mate (same on who had my back when the cows approached) has an african grey parrott. It's an evil bastard and hates everyone except him -including his girlfriend.

he bought the thing copying his dad, who also has an african grey, Archie. because his parents have had Archie for some time he apparently has a rather imressive repertoire of vocal ability. He can repeat over a hundred phrases, words and song lines. Hello and Goodbye are allegedly greeted at appropriate times too.

Archie also has violent tendencies toward anyone except my mates dad. His mum can talk to the bird but daren't handle it.

The attack:
His grandma came to visit one day and was talking to Archie in the hallway. She leaned close to the cage and was making kissy-kissy gestures against the bars when Archie struck. Grandma's screams were devoid of effect as Archie didn't release her lip until mates dad came to her rescue.

Parrotts beaks are incredibly powerful. They make short work of brazil nuts and can snip off a finger at a push. I dread to imagine how my friends poor old grandma felt as this pair of avian pincers were latched onto her lower lip. I'm told that the mark took over 2 months to heal, leaving a substantial scar.
(Greencloud Wanted to go fishing on, Fri 25 Apr 2008, 14:49, Reply)