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TIL that a parrot named Willie alerted its owner, Megan Howard, when a toddler began to choke. Willie began screaming "mama, baby" while flapping its wings as the child turned blue, saving the girls l (www.telegraph.co.uk)

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[–] clb92@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't detect if that's sarcasm, but in case it's not: The parrot just alerted the mother, who then saved the child. The headline is just structured in a weird way.

[–] Dav@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

I am calling BS. No way a mother without any wings could produce enough air flow to dislodge whatever was choking that toddler.