TOKYO - When Yosuke the parrot flew out of his cage and got lost, he
did exactly what he had been taught — recite his name and address to a
stranger willing to help.
Police rescued the African grey parrot two weeks ago from a neighbor's
roof in the city of Nagareyama, near Tokyo. After spending a night at
the station, he was transferred to a nearby veterinary hospital while
police searched for clues, local policeman ****njiro Uemura said.
He kept mum with the cops, but began chatting after a few days with
the vet.
"I'm Mr. Yosuke ****amura," the bird told the veterinarian, according
to Uemura. The parrot also provided his full home address, down to the
street number, and even entertained the hospital staff by singing
songs.
"We checked the address, and what do you know, a ****amura family
really lived there. So we told them we've found Yosuke," Uemura said.
The ****amura family told police they had been teaching the bird its
name and address for about two years.
But Yosuke apparently wasn't keen on opening up to police officials.
"I tried to be friendly and talked to him, but he completely ignored
me," Uemura said.
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