Parrot squawking saucy words exposes man's affair with his housemaid in ...

A man almost ended up going to jail after a family pet exposed his affair with the housemaid. The alleged affair came to light after the parrot started to repeat flirty phrases in front of his wife, who hadn’t heard anything like this for some time.

Nevertheless, the case has made headlines around the world. It’s not the first time a parrot has allegedly exposed a secret love affair. In 2006, a bird reportedly revealed his owner Suzy’s affair with a work colleague by shouting out ‘I love you Gary’ in front of her boyfriend – whose name was Chris. In 2014, a shrieking pet parrot helped the police solve the murder case of a woman in Uttar Pradesh, India.

She had wondered for a while about her husband’s relationship with their maid at their home in Kuwait, according to Al Shahed Daily. So when the bird started to parrot what it had overheard, she seized on it as evidence and went to police.

Adultery is illegal in the Gulf state, carrying a potential prison sentence or even hard labour. If the bird’s evidence had been admitted, he could have faced a severe penalty for his indiscretion. But thankfully for him, the authorities said the squawkings could not be admitted in court, as it could not be proved that the bird hadn’t heard the intimate conversation on TV or the radio. It was not deemed a credible witness and the case did not proceed, even though the wife said she had suspected it for some time and that her husband became anxious if she arrived home unexpectedly from work.

Owl Missed The Man Who Saved Her So Much She Couldn’t Stop Hugging Him

GiGi, a great horned owl, was completely alone until she met the one man she'd never forget. GiGi first arrived at Mississippi's Wild at Heart Rescue toward the end of May after suffering significant head trauma, which the rescue suspects was the result of being hit by a car. She had a massive concussion, her body was riddled with parasites and she had a condition called aspergillosis, which is similar to pneumonia in humans, Missy Dubuisson, founder and director of Wild at Heart, told The Dodo.


GiGi was so ill that, during the course of her treatment, she lost an entire pound of weight — which was a lot, considering great horned owls typically weigh anywhere from 2 to 5 pounds. "This bird was one of the most critical we have ever taken care of," Dubuisson said. "The fact that this bird has lived is beyond comprehension." But if there was anyone at the rescue who could help GiGi get back in good health, it would be Douglas "Doug" Pojeky, president of the rescue and affectionately known as the "birds of prey whisperer."

"In all my years of working with birds of prey, I have never seen someone with such a bond with these magnificent birds," Dubuisson said. Under Pojeky's care, GiGi went from knocking at "death's door to perching," Dubuisson said. She also went from being hand-fed to grabbing food on her own. GiGi had undoubtedly come to trust and care for Pojeky, and she made it known just how much in the most surprising way.

Pojeky had been a trip to Michigan, visiting family, leaving GiGi without his company for awhile. After Pojeky returned, he gave GiGi an examination and she immediately started bobbing her head and dancing on his arm. Then, she slowly walked up to his chest, rested her head on his shoulder and draped her wings around him in a fully fledged owl hug. The look of pure content on her face just before she embraced Pojeky showed just how happy she was to be reunited with her favorite human.

Pojeky told The Dodo that being hugged by GiGi held a particularly special importance to him. Growing up, a great horned owl used to perch on the top of Pojeky's family barn. While Pojeky's father often saw the owl, Pojeky and the rest of his family rarely did. However, on the morning of his father's death, the owl was spotted overlooking the farm house, where Pojeky's father had passed away, before flying off into the woods. "For some reason when that bird was hugging me, all I could think of was my dad," Pojeky said.

Once GiGi makes a full recovery, she'll be released back into the wild. But in the meantime, she has Pojeky to lean on. "It literally brings tears to my eyes to watch him interact with these birds," Dubuisson said. "They absolutely know him and trust him. It's the trust that you see in her face."

Heartbreaking moment little girl finds her missing dog roasted and ready for sale

Published on 31 Mar 2015

The tears of a child over her lost pet are hard to look at. But the story is more gut wrenching as it becomes clear this girl found her pet roasted and ready for sale at a local meat vendor. The photographs showing the young girl crying have gone viral on Vietnamese social media, after she allegedly spotted her family's dog on sale at a local meat vendor after it had gone missing for several days. The unnamed girl, thought to be about five years old and from a village in northern Vietnam, spotted the dog for sale, after it had been slaughtered, roasted, and placed in a flat basket. Her tragic response has brought back long-running discussion on social media in Vietnam, as well as in neighbouring China, about the ethics of eating dogs. Stories about strays or other dogs taken from the street and sold in unhygienic conditions to the public are common with a growing number of clashes between people looking for dogs to cook and sell ending up in clashes with dog owners. Eating dog meat is not illegal in China, and there is an annual dog eating festival in the Chinese city of Yulin, with an estimated 10,000 dogs slaughtered at the summer solstice event every year. In response to international outrage China said it was clamping down on the illegal street dog meat sellers, forcing it instead into authorised premises. They want the dogs to come from authorised traders and not be harvested off the street where they may have diseases that could pose a risk to human health and subsequently be butchered in unhygienic conditions. Only recently a raid happened in the Shunyi District of China’s capital Beijing where customers were given the chance to pick their dog from a cage before it was slaughtered and screened in front of them.

Adventurers adopt stray dog who refused to leave them during 430-mile endurance race

Published on 23 Mar 2015

A stray dog adopted by adventurers on a 430-mile South America endurance mission has arrived at his new home. Arthur joined Mikael Lindnord's Team Peak Performance on an extreme trek around Ecuador as part of the Adventure Racing World Championship last November. The group fed the stray a meatball and from then on he refused to leave their side.

Arthur joined the team in huge hikes, mountain climbs and energy-sapping mud treks as the arduous trail took the group through the Andes, the Pacific and the Amazon rainforest.

He also took part in a 36 mile kayak ride - even after the group had tried to set off without him. Instead, Arthur dove into the water and started frantically paddling, forcing Lindnord to drag him into the boat, reports the Daily Mail.

Now, unable to face the prospect of life without his trusted companion, Lindnord has adopted the dog in his native Sweden.

After being forced to spend four months in quarantine for health reasons, Arthur has finally been given the all clear to start his new life.

Lindnord told MailOnline: "He is really happy to be with us. When we came to pick him up he jumped around, gave us kisses on the mouth and lay down so we could scratch his stomach. He has been greeting everyone he has met during the day.

'We have been waiting for this day for so long and now he is here. Its a big day for our family and an even better day for Arthur.

"It is his first day as a free dog with a family who loves him."

He named the dog Arthur after the legend of King Arthur, as he described him as "calm, almost noble".

Lindnord plans to treat Arthur like part of the family, with his own bed and food - a world away from his life as a stray.

He said: "He is a fighter like me who never gives up. I could really see that in the jungle when he just kept following us."

Mutant pig with human face and penis on its forehead draws crowds and cash offers

Published on 9 Feb 2015

A farmer says he was inundated with cash offers for a pig born with a human face and a penis on its forehead after photos of the newborn 'mutant' went viral.

Friends and neighbours of Tao Lu rushed to his property in Yanan township in the city of Nanning, China, after news of the deformed pig spread.

One of the last to be born in a litter of 19, the little piglet was described by witnesses as having a human face and a penis on its forehead.

And when a local newspaper published pictures of the bizarre-looking animal, several people contacted Tao, offering to buy it.

Sadly, the animal died after being rejected by its mother and refusing a bottle.

Tao, 40, said: "It was a large litter, and the mutant was one of the last of 19 piglets to be born.

"All the others were normal, just this one was really bizarre.

"It is a shame it died, I could have got more money for it than for the rest of the family put together based on what people were offering me on the phone."

The farmer said he had intended to put the pig on display to attract visitors.

One person who saw the animal first hand, Wu Kung, 32, said: "I was one of a dozen people who went there to see the piglet, and it really did have human face and exactly like he said, a penis growing out of its forehead."

Amazing Sirga The Lioness Hugs Man Who Saved Her Life

Published on 25 Jan 2015

With what seems to be a huge smile on her face, a lioness hugs the man who saved her in this amazing moment captured on camera.

The story of Sirga and conservationist Valentin Gruener was one of the biggest viral hits of 2014, with a video of the beautiful beast leaping into his arms viewed almost 10 million times on YouTube.

Their unlikely friendship began when cub Sirga was driven out of her pride, and faced certain death alone on the plains.'

But she was spotted by Valentin, who rescued her and took her into the Modisa Wildlife Project in Botswana.

As their bond grew, every time Val opened the gate to her enclosure he was hugged by his feline friend.

And now, three years on, the 140kg lioness and conservationist remain the best of friends, and Valentin was named on Google's 2014 inspirational list for his remarkable work with Sirga.

Their fascinating tale has now been made into a documentary series, but with an even more incredible twist - the man must teach the lioness to hunt.

This six-part film will tell the story of their powerful bond.

How Peppa Pig conquered the world and became a $1bn industry

Published on 21 Nov 2014

Her pink face smiles from everything from tins of pasta to sunglasses and backpacks. And today, 10 years after she hit TV screens, Peppa Pig is such a phenomenon it’s hard to imagine a world without her. Five-minute cartoons of Peppa plus family and friends are shown in more than 170 nations, and yesterday we told how her earnings are set to top one billion dollars.

It’s an incredible British success story that almost never happened because Peppa’s creators – three mates who met at Middlesex Polytechnic in the 80s who are now all millionaires – struggled to get anyone interested. The idea was born in 2000 when out-of-work animators Neville Astley and Mark Baker joined forces with producer pal Phil Davies to create a children’s character and get it commissioned. But as their funds dwindled with no interest they were on the verge of shelving Peppa.

Neville, 57, says: “The year 2000 was hard. We had to spend a lot to make Peppa plausible as an idea and I only earned £400 in 12 months. We survived by raiding our savings. “It got to the stage where we almost had to split up and go and earn money. Phil adds: “That was pretty tough. I had to watch the pennies and what we bought in the supermarket. I had to avoid the finer range aisles, put it that way!” Thankfully for millions of parents around the world who get five minutes of peace when Peppa comes on screen they were saved at the last minute. “Between us we got a commercial that kept us going and then Peppa got commissioned. “I like the thought that young generations will think of Peppa Pig when they grow up in the same way I still remember Bill and Ben. That’s pretty special.”

As soon as the first episode aired on Channel 5 in May 2004 it began building legions of followers. And the team recognised at once the importance of selling merchandise. The fact that could adorn children’s bedrooms – and the kids themselves – with Peppa branded products helped it become a way of life rather than just a TV cartoon. One episode featured Peppa sporting a pair of fairy wings and a real-life version was in the shops in time for Christmas, along with a Peppa-themed fairy castle which topped the Christmas toy charts.

Now more than 200 episodes of have been made along with more than 12,000 branded products, from garden sets to crayons and wellies. Entertainment One, who own the licensing rights, estimate earnings will break the $1billion (£640m) barrier by the end of this year. Peppa has cracked America and an exclusive licensing deal with toy giant Fisher Price put Peppa products exclusively in US Toys R Us stores. When that expires a new deal with Jazwares will land Peppa sold in 4,200 Walmart stores. “They love the Queen’s English – the British accent,” said Entertainment One’s boss Darren Throop. But where there’s a hit there’s a writ and this week it was revealed that an Italian woman called Gabriella Capra is suing the show for £80,000.

The show’s Gabriella Goat character is called Capra (Italian for goat) in their version and she says she has never lived it down since the goat bleated (in Italian) “Hello. I am Gabriella Capra. Baaa.” And in September, a Facebook campaign to have Peppa banned for offending Muslims was revealed as a hoax that thousands of people fell for. Still, none of it comes close to denting Peppa’s popularity. “You get protective of her,” says Phil. “There are certain things we wouldn’t involve her in, like political campaigns.”

The trio in fact turned down an invitation from the Labour Party to get involved before the last general election. Phil says his own family provides inspiration for some story lines. “There are episodes completely based on family experiences,” said the father of two. “Either from my childhood or through having children. “One was based on me and my sister trying to sell our old toys outside our house when we were kids to raise money to buy sweets.” Peppa Pig is now made by a 30-strong team at the Elf Factory - the London HQ - along with the trio’s more recent show, Ben and Holly’s Little Kingdom. The brand may have grown beyond the wildest dreams of its creators but the trio have tried to keep their feet on the ground. Neville says he is still “frugal” while Phil concedes: “I can shop in the more expensive supermarket aisles now. “Sometimes, I even treat myself to Marks and Spencer crispy duck.”