Cursing parrot fitted for prosthetic leg

SALFORD, England, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- The owner of a swearing British parrot decided to get it a prosthetic leg after it lost a claw in a wild animal attack, a report said.

University of Salford experts have agreed to fit the African grey parrot, George, for the leg so it can sleep better, the Salford Advertiser reported.

"You can tell by the way he fidgets that he's not comfortable and he has to bite the bars of his cage at night to balance," George's owner, Sheila Weare said.

George has been living with the injury for a year and a half, the report said.

Dr. Glyn Heath of the University's School of Health Care Professions specially designed a slot for George to put its wounded limb in at night.

"He's quite a challenge as he'll be more difficult to train than a dog. But with the simple solution of the slot, I'm hopeful that we can give him a little more comfort," Glyn said.