01.09.07 6:00 AM CST
• Pop Culture
• Matt DeMazza
Amazing — and maybe a bit creepy — story about a talking parrot from BBC News Online. A talking parrot is nothing new, but one who does more than just mimic is. Here’s an excerpt:
He uses words in context, with past, present and future tenses, and is often inventive.
One N'kisi-ism was "flied" for "flew", and another "pretty smell medicine" to describe the aromatherapy oils used by his owner, an artist based in New York.
When he first met Dr. Jane Goodall, the renowned chimpanzee expert, after seeing her in a picture with apes, N'kisi said: "Got a chimp?”
The entire piece is here.
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