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Did any real life pirates keep a parrot on their shoulder?

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  1. Sshinesc - 36-40 years old - female

    Posted by Sshinesc Aug 20th, 2011 at 5:12AM

    By the time of the Golden Age of Piracy (1680 – 1730) there was a well established trade in parrots.   Usually animals aboard a ship were used as provisions rather than as pets but fortunately parrots weren’t a favorite meal.  It is thought that the pirate & parrot cliché originated from Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island”.     However, the historical journal of Pirate Captain William Dampier describes that in certain cases pirates actually did take parrots on board, most likely because they wanted to sell them at a profit to the high society of Europe.

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  2. KnightBlade - 36-40 years old - male

    Posted by KnightBlade Aug 20th, 2011 at 8:00AM

    Not sure but my cat thinks he's a parrot, sits on my shoulders all the time.

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  3. SelangorNight - 56-60 years old - male

    Posted by SelangorNight Aug 20th, 2011 at 5:56AM

    The infamous Montague Python had a Norwegian Blue glued to his shoulder I believe

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  4. raburcke - 46-50 years old - male

    Reply by raburcke Aug 20th, 2011 at 6:08AM

    Nah!! That was kept in place with a six inch nail!

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