A group of parrots at a British zoo got so swear-happy that officials had to hatch a plan. In 2020, five African gray parrots at Lincolnshire Wildlife Centre made headlines for their potty mouths.

There have been many studies on the capability of non-human animals to mimic transitive actions—actions that have a purpose. Hardly any studies have shown that animals are also capable of intransitive ...

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Bird watchers and citizen scientists have spotted 56 different parrot species in 43 US states, with 25 of those species breeding in urban areas in 23 different states, a new study finds Thanks to the ...

"Some visitors found it funny but with kids visiting at weekends, we decided to move them," a Lincolnshire Wildlife Centre staffer said Benjamin VanHoose is a Staff Editor on the Movies team at PEOPLE ...

Lincolnshire Wildlife Centre is implementing a new strategy to curb the cursing of its most foul-mouthed fowl Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 ...