When last seen four years ago, Nigel had a distinctively crisp British accent.

But when Nigel returned home this month, the African gray parrot was bilingual, with a slight Panamanian accent and the ability to ask “¡Qué pasó?“

As perplexing, the parrot mysteriously talked about someone named “Larry.”

The bird and his British accent disappeared from Torrance about four years ago. And then, just as suddenly, Nigel recently reappeared out of nowhere.
via Los Angeles Times

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