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Common Mynahs, found out of the nest before feathering, and raised by hand will make a neat pet, at the cost of months of daily care!
And they do talk without any tongue cutting! They speak whatever they hear, english and philipino! The ones I've seen have been at work, and specialize in profanity! I've heard the illeagl rumor, I'd ignore it, but they require a lot of time!
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i think it is illegal to import mynah birds. there used to be one a long time ago near the ewa beach park. it used to say, "hello joe."
my brother's african grey, used to mimic everything, too. that darn nextel sound, coughing, when the phone would ring, he'd say "hello". gosh all kinds of stuff. oh. and he did swear. they pick up everything.[:0]
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The ones I'm talking to are the noisy, crazy flying street gang mynahs! Not pet shop panties!
They actually tame down to mellow, but will leave, and 50/50 he'll come back!
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quote:
Originally posted by Lucy
Kahunascott,
You said "I understand from my neighbor (local girl) that you have to cut out their tongue to make them talk."
I think that you mean well to have a sucessful talking bird, but please let the neighbor girl know the truth, yes? 
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I'm really surprised something like that is passed on. This will bring you up to date.
To injure, deliberatly cause an animal pain for something like that is irresponsible. It actually would kill them, since they could not drink without a tongue. It is just a myth, which should absolutely be dropped. They talk with their voice boxes.
So please do the birds a favor and let the kids know the truth, eh? Besides, birds learn to talk best when the teacher is an enthuastic one, whom they like and trust. Just like a kid in school!
Some species of birds have the capability to talk when some do not.
Lucy
Having another Great day in Paradise, Wherever that Maybe!
Edited by - Lucy on 12/20/2007 06:38:02
Actually Lucy the local girl is 55 years old now. So what I meant to say (thanks for helping me) is that when she was a young girl her father raised them for years on the BI. As a Hawaiian family they raised and sold the birds after surgery. Some local customs may seem irresponsible to you but this was a way of life an income for their family, and it didn’t kill them. This isn’t a myth but a part of their life. And what I meant to say was that surgery was performed in their mouth or throat to make them speak better. And what I meant to say is that cutting their tongue out was what the father called it. So with that said, I would rather tell you the truth of their way of life and what she passed down to me. That’s what I meant to say.[|)]
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quote:
Actually Lucy the local girl is 55 years old now. So what I meant to say (thanks for helping me) is that when she was a young girl her father raised them for years on the BI. As a Hawaiian family they raised and sold the birds after surgery. Some local customs may seem irresponsible to you but this was a way of life an income for their family, and it didn’t kill them. This isn’t a myth but a part of their life. And what I meant to say was that surgery was performed in their mouth or throat to make them speak better. And what I meant to say is that cutting their tongue out was what the father called it. So with that said, I would rather tell you the truth of their way of life and what she passed down to me. That’s what I meant to say.[|)]
"Many dreams come true and some have silver linings, I look for my dreams and a pocket full of gold" Led Zeppelin
sorry, but i disagree. this is not a hawaiian custom and mynahs are not "na manu kama'aina". they were introduced.
malia paha o lohe aku
perhaps they will hear
"a great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices."
w. james
