Parrot in Transport Leaving a River
Parrots are scarily smart. African greys can learn over 1,000 words. But Sammy? He seemed to have a built-in bus schedule.
He sat there for fifteen minutes, ignoring curious joggers and a befuddled dog. One witness swore he saw the parrot tilt his head at a passing number 42 bus, then shake his head as if to say “Nah, mate, that’s the wrong route.” That’s right—this bird was apparently a public transit expert with a feathery attitude.
By the time Dave caught up, Sammy had already pecked at a discarded bus timetable. “He was trying to read it,” Dave later told reporters. “I think he was checking the express service.” Let’s be honest: that parrot probably knew the local bus network better than most of us know our own kitchen layouts.