Posted on 11/11/2008 8:18:09 AM PST by Clint N. Suhks
A Quaker parrot in the Denver, CO area saved the life of a choking toddler when it began screaming and repeated the words "mama baby" over and over. The toddler's caregiver was able to respond to the warning and save the the 2-year-old's life.
A babysitter's worst fear was brought to reality last week when 2-year-old Hannah, the little girl she was watching, began choking on her pop tart. However, the babysitter wasn't the one to notice the choking toddler. It was the family pet, Willie the Quaker parrot.
"While I was in the bathroom, Willie (the parrot) started screaming like I'd never heard him scream before and he started flapping his wings," said Meagan, the sitter who owns the bird. "Then he started saying 'mama baby' over and over and over again until I came out and looked at Hannah and Hannah's face was turning blue because she was choking on her pop tart."
The babysitter, Meagan, was able to perform the Heimlich and save the little girl.
Hannah's mom, Samantha Kuusk, was reportedly very relieved and stated in an interview "I'm very grateful for the both of them because they both saved her." Had it not been for the normally talkative bird's squawking and then yelling "mama baby" repeatedly, Meagan believes she might not have come out of the restroom in time to save Hannah who had already turned blue.
Another amazing pet story.
Bird Brain Ping!
That Parrot has more leadership than most politicians.
What a Quaker looks like...they are highly intelligent birds....I think this story is one of many that demonstrates these birds are more than mimicking when they speak; they are truly communicating. (More so than that last female caller on Chris Plante)
Give Willie a cracker, ah what the heck, give him a pop tart too.
He’d be a better vice president than Joe Biden...
Totally cool story.
what a beauty! My cockatiel can’t say a word.
Can we elect him President? Thank you for that wonderful story./Just Asking - seoul62.......
Beautiful plumage.
The parrot has more
BRAINS
than most politicians.
Quakers are very smart, and yes, I believe they communicate, not just mimic.
My nanday conure is our ‘watchdog’ and on two occasions we’ve had ‘ethnic youth’ try to sneak up to our door to do something wrong and the conure will scream to the heavens and literally chase away the potential intruders.
Good thing Colorado is not one of the several states that have banned Quaker Parrots or the little girl probably would have died.
There are CD’s and tapes you can buy that can teach your bird to talk when you’re out of the house. Ask at your local bird shop.
In some states they are illegal, or one needs a special permit to keep a Quaker. If anyone wants to own one, check the local law.
They seem like they'd be a really cool pet/friend.
All my 5 birds talk. Sometimes they drive me nuts! I sometimes swear they hold regular conversations!
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