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Jimi Hendrix In Clear Over Parakeet Invasion

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Jimi Hendrix in clear over parakeet invasion

Source: The Times online
Date: 12 December, 2019

Jimi Hendrix may have brought sex, drugs and rock’n’roll to London — but, according to a new study, he can no longer take credit for its booming parakeet population.

Various legends have sprung up to explain the city’s ring-necked parakeets, a species native to South Asia.

One holds that Hendrix, gloriously stoned and of the opinion that his lime-green parrots should be allowed to kiss the sky, released a pair — named Adam and Eve — on Carnaby Street in 1968. The story implies that they went forth and multiplied.

Now, alas, scientists using techniques usually used to track down serial criminals have shown that it is not true.

The study, published today in the Journal of Zoology, also debunks the myth that the parakeets…

One holds that Hendrix, gloriously stoned and of the opinion that his lime-green parrots should be allowed to kiss the sky, released a pair — named Adam and Eve — on Carnaby Street in 1968. The story implies that they went forth and multiplied.

Now, alas, scientists using techniques usually used to track down serial criminals have shown that it is not true.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jimi-hendrix-in-clear-parakeet-invasion-fln2ql0g8


Tried my best to resist...

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They're not just in London. I attended a funeral in Ramsgate, Kent about ten years ago and the green parakeets flying about the crematorium grounds added a certain surreality to the affair.
 
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