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Robbie Kane & Brian Dillon

Watch: Dublin pet store parrot drops F bomb in front of amused customers

Coco the African Grey parrot is a 25-year-old bird who calls Kinsealy Pet Store his home.

The cheeky creature, who often walks along the shop floor and "torments the other birds", is quite daring in his language use and, according to shop staff, is more than familiar with a certain F word.

In fact, Coco decided to drop the F bomb a few times when Dublin Live paid him a visit.

While Coco can be heard spatting some rather colourful language, Kinsealy Pet Store is also home to Rosie, an Australian cockatoo who can be heard making what you would call more pleasant noises, chirping and singing for customers.

The parrots, as shop worker John explains, are not for sale. Rather, they are the shop mascots.

John joked: "People come in with the intentions of buying a fish and then they want to buy a parrot."

He revealed: "Parrots can live for the best part of 50 years."

Coco the African grey parrot at Kinsealy Pet Store (Robbie Kane)

He then goes on to show us to the end of the shop, where there is a small enclosure where customers will find hamsters. Meanwhile in the back room there are rabbits, guinea pigs, meerkats and chinchillas.

Additionally towards the rear of the store, there is the tropical fish section.

John also introduced us to some of the exotic reptiles in the shop, such as Sudsie, the Sudan plated lizard.

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