据爱尔兰媒体5月5日报道，爱尔兰一名男子从邻居家偷走了一只价值2000欧元的鹦鹉“奇奇”。没想到，这只13岁的小家伙被带到小偷家饲养后，竟然大喊“救命”（Help Me）。路人听到后随即报警，结果，闻讯上门的警方将小偷逮个正着，并将“奇奇”物归原主。 3 Z. n: p" l- z# U6 p0 X/ [8 ~) w* h
看到宠物失而复得，主人一家激动不已。据女主人玛丽介绍，经过多年的训练，“奇奇”目前已经掌握了60至70个单词。玛丽说：“它可以像我们一样说话，它可以与你交谈，告诉你它多么爱你。只要看见我从门前经过，它就会喊‘玛丽’。” - P0 E5 J" R( }) C( p3 Z2 g, ?' h3 n! t" ^" R7 u+ e6 H0 ]6 O- U0 ]2 m
Parrot leads Irish police to thieves 8 Z0 ^" I& H8 q2 g ( E, J- m& F3 h4 ]% K5 Y/ nThe cries of a parrot stolen from a house in the south-western Irish city of Limerick led police to the door of his thieves, a report in the Irish Examiner said on Friday. 1 S. z% m5 t; E+ f( Y$ z: s7 _. g3 g( L, D. ]
The thieves had stolen 13-year-old Cheeky from his owners further up the same street in the city on Saturday night.5 Y" Y- s' D( T$ a$ m. n5 ~
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A passer-by alerted the police on hearing Cheeky's cries of "Help me! Help me!" coming from a house in St Mary's Park on Thursday, and armed officers then stormed the building and retrieved the bird. % O6 N& }' p( `+ m8 _+ l, { Q 6 ?0 ~- S; z Z7 S+ w0 E7 j7 ~Cheeky flew from the cage he was being held in and out a back window, but was later recaught and returned to owners Brian and Mary Costello.3 T1 r% @$ {* |! B. o' I6 x! {: O
/ v/ T% ` ^( x( X }"He's like one of the family and is a great talker. We were devastated when he was taken while we were overnighting with friends," Brian told the Irish Examiner. # A s/ N! }/ d: y" I; M* k7 t5 s: |: z/ j6 R) j5 ~
The couple were recently offered Euro2 000 for the bilingual bird, but turned it down, the report said.
