Parrot reveals a woman's infidelity

David Pescovitz 4:13 pm Tue Jan 17, 2006

An African grey parrot named Ziggy tattled on the girlfriend of his caretaker, Chris Taylor. Apparently, Taylor and Suzy Collins were seated on the sofa in their living room when Ziggy began squawking, 'I love you, Gary." Seems that Collins had been cheating with a co-worker named Gary. Crushed by the revelation, Taylor bid goodbye to Suzy and, sadly, Ziggy. From CNN.com:

Ziggy even mimicked Collins's voice each time she answered her telephone, calling out "Hiya Gary," according to newspaper reports…

Taylor said he had also been forced to part with Ziggy after the bird continued to call out Gary's name and refused to stop squawking the phrases in his ex-girlfriend's voice, media reports said…

The bird has now found a new home through the offices of a local parrot dealer. Collins, who admitted the affair, said: "I'm not proud of what I did but I'm sure Chris would be the first to admit we were having problems.

"I am surprised to hear he got rid of that bird," she added to The Guardian newspaper. "He spent more time talking to it than he did to me."

Link (Thanks, Mark Pescovitz!)

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