Foul Feathered Friend

You don't say!
(Photo by L. Miguel Bugallo Sanchez) 

The truth often prevails, even when lies abound.  It can come from the mouths of babes, but also from the tongues of parrots.

Long before AI was invented, parrots were able to convincingly mimic their owners’ voices.  Case in point: When a woman approached a staff member of an English zoo and was seeking to donate her African grey parrot, there was just one catch. This  household pet had learned some rather salty words from her husband, or so she alleged.

The trouble was, the wayward pet then cursed up a storm in a voice that sounded exactly like hers… 

Resources

https://www.npr.org/2024/01/25/1226911707/parrots-swear-profanities-british-zoo