Muncie - A family's new pet likely saved their lives Friday night. Shannon Conwell and his 9-year-old son fell asleep on the couch while watching a movie. Around 3 a.m., they were awakened to find their home on fire after hearing the family's parrot, Peanut, imitating a smoke alarm. "The bird just started squawking, and he mocks everything he hears," Conwell said. "He was really screaming his head off." While the smoke alarm was going off, it was the bird's call that caught Conwell's attention. "I sit up, smoke everywhere and then I get up and I see fire starting....
