A ZOO had to kick out a visitor and their “emotional support” parrot after the bird began swearing at children.

Feathers flew when the rude African grey also spotted two of the zoo’s macaws and began screeching at them to “f*** off”.

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An ’emotional support’ parrot was kicked out of a zoo after the bird began swearing at children Credit: John Wright / 500px

The parrot caused havoc at Tropiquaria Zoo and Animal Sanctuary in Washford, Somerset Credit: Mark Passmore Photography

Bosses were concerned their resident parrots might learn the rude words and start using them.

Chris Moiser, who runs the Tropiquaria Zoo and Animal Sanctuary in Washford, Somerset, said: “The bird was happily squawking away, telling everybody to go forth and multiply.

“At first it was rather amusing. But in the end we had to ask the parrot’s owner to leave.

“Not only was it upsetting other zoo visitors, but we were worried it would teach our own macaws to start swearing too.

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“A lot of our visitors are children and we really wouldn’t want them exposed to foul language.”

The parrot’s owner explained he suffered from “anxiety issues” and taking the bird everywhere helped him feel more confident.

Five parrots were removed from display in 2020 at Lincolnshire Wildlife Park for swearing.

Mr Moiser said the number of people wanting to take emotional-support animals into the zoo had soared.

A man’s pet pig was barred as it would have broken animal movement rules.

The zoo owner said: “We have no problem with guide dogs, hearing dogs and dogs that can predict when their owner is about to have a fit or seizure.

“They are always well-behaved. But many emotional support pets turn out to be snappy little dogs. Their owners get upset when we ask them to leave.”