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HACKENSACK, N.J., July 15 (UPI) -- A pet parrot apparently was so interested in a vacation it flew its coop and traveled nearly 80 miles to enjoy the New Jersey shoreline.
The Bergen County (N.J.) Record said Saturday that Sophia the parrot disappeared nearly a week ago from its home in Cliffside Park, N.J., but suddenly reappeared dozens of miles away relaxing near the beach.
Delivery truck driver Robert Daly spotted the bird Thursday in the Seaside Park borough and it was captured before it could escape.
Daly said when he first saw the macaw next to the road in the tourist locale, he thought it was too relaxed to be real.
"I wasn't sure it was real or fake," the 25-year-old said. "You don't see something like that around here."
The bird was eventually returned to its owner, the Record reported, who said Sophia had lost a little weight during its impromptu vacation.
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