ZHENGZHOU, China, April 10 (UPI) -- A Chinese woman said her pet bird, a gray myna named Mao Mao, successfully frightened away two robbers with her realistic imitation of a police siren.
The bird's owner, known only as Yuan, said Mao Mao's siren call saved the day last week when she noticed her motorcycle was missing from outside her Zhengzhou, China home, China Daily reported.
Yuan said she went outside to investigate and saw what looked like a man fleeing the area after Mao Mao began sounding her siren-like call.
On another occasion, Mao Mao scared away a man who was attempting to take hanging bacon from Yuan's window, the report said.
Yuan told the newspaper she thinks Mao Mao learned her siren call from emergency vehicles driving around in the area.
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