Parrot imitates fire alarm, saves family

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071023/ap_on_...boGY0IJSkcZ.3QA

Tue Oct 23, 7:38 AM ET

MUNCIE, Ind. - A noisy parrot that likes to imitate sounds helped save a man and his son from a house fire by mocking a smoke alarm, the bird's owner says.

Shannon Conwell, 33, said he and his 9-year-old son fell asleep on the couch while watching a movie. They awoke about 3 a.m. Friday to find their home on fire after hearing the family's Amazon parrot, Peanut, imitating a fire alarm.

"He was really screaming his head off," Conwell said.

The smoke alarm had activated, but it was the bird's call that caught Conwell's attention.

"I grabbed my son and my bird, and got out of the house," he said.

The fire destroyed the home's dining room, kitchen and bedroom, Muncie fire officials said. It remains under investigation.

Aside from Peanut, Conwell said the fact that he and his son fell asleep on the couch helped save them. They may not have heard the alarm or the bird if they were asleep in their bedrooms.

Conwell said he runs an air conditioner and a breathing machine in his bedroom and they drown out a lot of noise around the house.

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Information from: The Star Press, http://www.thestarpress.com

[JODO 2]

This parrot is no birdbrain.

[Nessa 23]

good birdie

[Ban Hammer 14,396]

i hope nagi sees this thread

[jundp 191]

Awwww. I used to have a yellow-naped Amazon. Once a water moccasin got in our house and we found out because Neto (the parrot) started screaming "WHAT THE HELL? WHAT THE HELL?" quite loudly and non-stop until we all woke up. Now it's funny, but then it was scary as all get-out.

[Imua 0]

Awwww. I used to have a yellow-naped Amazon. Once a water moccasin got in our house and we found out because Neto (the parrot) started screaming "WHAT THE HELL? WHAT THE HELL?" quite loudly and non-stop until we all woke up. Now it's funny, but then it was scary as all get-out.

Wow - that is amazing -they are so smart and really see you as their flock.

My mom has a yellow-crowned Amazon, Sam, who I call 'my little brother' because she got him when I was 10 years old and he's still going strong at age 30+(she's not sure how old he was when she got him and we are pretty sure he was trapped - not so much awareness about smuggling and domestic breeding back then)