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| My diamond of an African Grey |
| Keeping a wild animal as pet can become problematic. A bird like this needs a lot of space and a lot of attention. |
 Kalli, the African Grey |
 Kalli's vocabulary. |
| Within 5 years Kallie spoke Afrikaans and German. He was able to imitate 5 different persons, as well as dog, cat, and cocketiel. Here just a few examples of his full sentences: |
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Hassan komm rein (der Bullterrier) dann: Raus, du Schweinshund Ma, Kalli soek kos/water(Afrikaans) Ma, Kalli is lief vir jou(Afrikaans) Kom soen my, toe, soen soen my, toe; Kalli is kwaad, baie kwaad, ma; Kom koppie krap, Kalli hou van lekker koppie krap |
Calling the dog and then chasing him out again was his favourite game. Asking for food and water. After three times, the buckets went flying into space. Mum, Kalli loves you. Asking for a kiss. If I did not come, he told me he was angry about that. Come scratch my head. Kalli likes head-scratching. |
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| Kalli's Antics If the cage-door did not have a lock on, it took him just a second to open it. First thing then was to walk to the cockatiel's cage, open that door and squeeze himself through there, to see if that food might be better than his own. If not, those buckets went flying out. Kocki always used this opportunity to escape out of his cage since it got too crowded in there with the big guy. If Kalli felt lonely, he would wander through the house, looking for company. Then curtains, wooden window-frames and papers lying around were chewed to pieces. When being scolded for that, he immediately retorted: Mum, don't scold me. Kalli wants you. |
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