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CHIBA -

A stray parrot captured on a street in Nagareyama, Chiba Prefecture, by a police officer earlier this month has been returned to its owner after repeating its name and its owner’s address, police said Wednesday. After it was captured on May 6, the African grey parrot was taken to a veterinary clinic in the city where it repeated the words ‘‘Nakamura Yosuke-kun,’’ the name given to it by its owner Yoshio Nakamura, and the owner’s address including the house number. It also entertained clinic staff by singing songs, police said.

The clinic notified police on May 19 and they located the Nakamura residence and returned the parrot to the owner. ‘‘I was careless because it hardly flies,’’ Nakamura was quoted as telling the police. ‘‘I had been teaching it things such as the address.’’ The African grey parrot is a popular pet among Japanese people for its ability to mimic words uttered by humans, according to an official of Chiba Zoological Park.