Stray parakeet tells police where he lives

TOKYO

A pet parakeet has been returned to its owner after the lost bird told police its home address.
The bird escaped from its owner’s home, and flew onto the shoulder of a guest staying in a hotel, and was handed over to the police.
First it told the police at the north Sagamihara police station the name of the city and district where its owner’s house was. Then it produced the block and street number!

The bird’s owner, a 64-year-old woman, once lost another parakeet after it flew away and was determined to prevent a repeat. So the owner taught the address to this parakeet that she bought it at a pet shop two years ago.
STORY FROM JAPAN TODAY
PHOTO: This is NOT the actual parakeet!

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