Two cockatoos living in the wild in Australian's Northern Territory [Agencies]

閱讀難度：

If you're out for a walk and a bird in a tree says to you, "Hello there," don't worry, you're not going mad.

According to Daily Mail, naturalists have reported a growing phenomenon of pet parrots that have been taught to repeat phrases by their owners before escaping from their cages and then passing on the technique to the wild flocks they join.

One scientist said that he had received numerous calls from people who were baffled to hear voices calling to them from trees in their gardens.

"Hello there!" "Hello darling!" and "What's happening?" are among the chorus of comments that flocks of wild birds have been repeating after picking up words and sentences from other birds that were once household pets.

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寵物鸚鵡傳道授業 野生鳥群齊學舌

???????假如你外出散步，突然聽到樹上有只鳥沖你打招呼：“你好！”別擔心，你沒有神志不清。

???????據英國《每日郵報》報道，許多博物學家表示，主人教會說話的鸚鵡逃脫牢籠后，會把它們的說話技能傳授給野生鳥群，這種現象越來越多。

???????一位科學家稱，他曾接到無數電話，說家中花園里傳來鳥說人話的聲音，讓他們哭笑不得。

???????家養的學舌小鳥會教給野生鳥群各種詞句，“你好”，“你好，親愛的”，“什么事？”常被它們掛在嘴邊，齊聲高唱。

(China.org.cn September 16, 2011)