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Police "Arrest" Parrot At Korean Cafe After It Allegedly Takes Sip Of Someone's Coffee
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| November 30, 2025
| Harris Rigby
Posted on 11/30/2025 5:51:35 AM PST by Red Badger
Seoul police were called to a cafe on November 16, when a cheeky parrot was caught drinking from a patron's coffee cup.
The bird, which is believed to be a Yellow-headed Amazon, is an endangered parrot native to Central America. How it made its way to a coffee shop in South Korea remains a mystery, but one thing is for sure: that bird needs its coffee.
The police who responded to the call said that the parrot was very friendly, no doubt perked up by its afternoon caffeine. The parrot even allowed customers at the cafe to feed and pet it.
The police had no trouble capturing the bird in a cardboard box before transferring custody to the Korean Animal Rescue Management Association.
Officials are attempting to locate the owner of the bird, as the legality of owning an endangered species is questionable. An official from the Korea Animal Rescue Management Association told Yonhap News,
This parrot can only be kept through proper procedures, and it cannot be transferred to anyone other than the original owner, so we are trying to locate the owner. So far, no one has come forward.
In the meantime, the bird will be cared for by the South Korean Ministry of Environment, so coffee drinkers in Seoul can sip in peace.
TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Military/Veterans; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: animalrescue; association; centralamerica; endangered; karma; korean; management; seoul; yellowheadedamazon
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To: Red Badger; dfwgator
Is that parrot 🦜 pining for the fjords?
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posted on
11/30/2025 5:55:48 AM PST
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
To: Red Badger
This is how the bird flu starts.
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posted on
11/30/2025 5:56:51 AM PST
by
Libloather
(Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
To: Red Badger
I’m missing something. Parrots are native to Central America. So is coffee. I think the parrot is culturally entitled to drink the coffee. In this scenario, the Koreans are the cultural appropriators. So what’s the issue?
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posted on
11/30/2025 5:56:58 AM PST
by
sphinx
To: SaveFerris
Pining for Java....................
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posted on
11/30/2025 5:57:10 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Red Badger
(a Yellow-headed Amazon)
Hope they got Free Prime Next-Day Shipping
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posted on
11/30/2025 5:57:32 AM PST
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
To: Red Badger
The cops just wanted it for a meal....those Asians will eat just about anything.
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posted on
11/30/2025 5:58:59 AM PST
by
V_TWIN
(RIP Charlie Kirk)
To: Red Badger
<”...we are trying to locate the owner. So far, no one has come forward.”>
...and the parrot has declined to identify its rightful owner by name.
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posted on
11/30/2025 5:59:45 AM PST
by
Oscar in Batangas
(An Honors Graduate from the Don Rickles School of Personal Verbal Intercourse)
To: Red Badger; dfwgator
(Pining for Java)
Krakatoa?
Krakatoa is actually located west, not east, of Java
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posted on
11/30/2025 6:00:04 AM PST
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
11/30/2025 6:00:34 AM PST
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
To: V_TWIN
Pho sure.................
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posted on
11/30/2025 6:00:43 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: SaveFerris
Korean Animal Rescue Management Association......KARMA...........
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posted on
11/30/2025 6:01:53 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
11/30/2025 6:04:12 AM PST
by
Bikkuri
To: sphinx
Apparently the parrot just flew in and started drinking. It’s obviously used to being around humans...........
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posted on
11/30/2025 6:04:15 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Libloather
Don’t give them any ideas!...............
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posted on
11/30/2025 6:05:11 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
11/30/2025 6:06:04 AM PST
by
Magnum44
(...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
To: Red Badger
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posted on
11/30/2025 6:07:10 AM PST
by
SaveFerris
(Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
To: Red Badger
“Whoza purty bird? Havsum coffee.”
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posted on
11/30/2025 6:13:34 AM PST
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
11/30/2025 6:16:22 AM PST
by
V_TWIN
(RIP Charlie Kirk)
To: BradyLS; V_TWIN; Magnum44; Libloather; SaveFerris; Bikkuri
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posted on
11/30/2025 6:21:16 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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