"Help me!" The Neighbors Hear

Here's a funny one for you. The neighbors kept hearing cries for help coming from inside a Trenton, New Jersey home. They called the police last Wednesday morning. They figured when they kept hearing the cries for help, that sounded like a woman, that they better do something about it. When the officers arrived, no one answered the door so they kicked it in to make the rescue. Can you imagine their embarrassment when they found a caged cockatoo making the convincing call for help. I guess it wasn't the first time it had happened. About seven years ago, the 10 year old bird named Luna, cried like a baby for hours. Thinking there was a possibly abandoned baby in the house, state child welfare workers made a visit to the home. The owners say the bird increases her vocabulary by watching television both in English and Spanish. My husband has always been fascinated by talking birds and has always wanted to get one.