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July 17, 2008
Bird found, likes to clean owners teeth!
(Please don't do this, it is NOT healthy for your bird ~sue)
Melbourne, July 17 (ANI): Meet Rainbow, a lorikeet parrot from Sydney, who loves to clean its owners teeth.
It was the parrots teeth-cleaning talent that reunited him with its owners after he went missing from his home on Sydney’’s northern beaches, reports the Daily Telegraph.
The Manly Daily newspaper had reported that the bird had been found in Belrose Park.
Michelle Needham, of Brookvale, was among those to step forward to claim the lost lorikeet.
”I know it is Rainbow,” she said.
“I know his little face and the way his feathers stick out at the front.”
“(And) if you open your mouth, he will stick his head in and clean your teeth,” she added.
Meanwhile, the bird had already shown his fondness for cleaning teeth while in the care of the finder’’s family.
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It is VERY dangerous to let a bird get anywhere near your mouth, much less teeth. The bacteria in our mouths are dangerous to our birds and can make them very sick, possibly kill them. Please do not let your bird clean your teeth, and do not share the same food that has been in your mouth with them.
Maggie Wright-
Posted by sue at July 17, 2008 08:51 AM