Staff at a British wildlife park have come up with a risky plot to stop its parrots from swearing.
Staff at a wildlife park are trying to stop parrots from swearing
Lincolnshire Wildlife Park hit the headlines back in 2020 when staff removed five African Grey parrots from display for foul-mouthed abuse of visitors.
Three more of the birds have since started to squawk expletives, which has prompted a dramatic change in tactics from park staff.
Chief executive Steve Nichols confirmed that he is about to introduce the potty-mouthed parrots to the rest of the flock to "dilute" the swearing and it is hoped they will adopt the clean language used by their counterparts.
He said: "Parrots are flock creatures. They need to be with other parrots. The bigger the flock, the happier they are.
"Even though they swear, the welfare of the birds has to come first.
"We could end up with 100 swearing parrots on our hands. Only time will tell."