- Would you want to visit these birds?
Dirty-mouthed parrots wouldn’t seem to be the star of any zoo but it turns out that even though people working with them are mortified, they are also amused. If you want to check them out, you can visit them at the Lincolnshire Wildlife Park in Friskney, England. 
It’s now a family-friendly animal park with new hopes to tame the parrots’ terrible language. They think possibly integrating them into a larger flock will make them “hopefully learn all the nicer sounds and words,” the park’s CEO Steve Nichols said.
For now, the dirty-mouthed parrots use profane language to the max. Nichols describes a video link set up this week because of the interest in the park’s African grey had spiked a few days ago.
“The parrot behind me was making quite obscene noises” during the TV segment, Nichols said. He considered moving farther away from the bird but thought it would have disrupted the camera shot that was carefully trained on Nichols. 
“I did apologize straightaway, saying it’s not my fault if they actually [say] a little bit of effing and jeffing,” Nichols said. I mean, what is he supposed to say about these dirty-mouthed parrots?
He didn’t need to worry though, as it turns out not only the people that work there but also visitors are perfectly happy with the parrots just as they are. Yes, swearing, dirty-mouthed and all!
There is a sign near the parrots’ habitat warning visitors of they can expect to hear “every common swear word” and to keep children away from the area.
Along with visitors to the park and the park’s workers, the dirty-mouthed parrots are even getting international attention. 
“The staff find it hilarious that they are seeing the birds in their care appearing on broadcasts worldwide,” Nichols said. Some colleagues are even getting messages from relatives living abroad, saying they’re seeing the Lincolnshire park zoo on their local news.
The five dirty-mouthed parrots have caused chaos in the past as well. Billy, Elsie, Eric, Jade and Tyson were all donated to the park early on during COVID after staff made the move to get them out from public spaces and out of earshot.
The park now has around eight birds with naughty mouths. For the rest of the story, follow the link for Dirty-Mouthed Parrots Become British Zoo Stars: Part Two.