Pirates of the Caribbean parrot attacks police officer

Anger management: Chip the macaw is believed to be on speaking terms with several Hollywood superstars
12 April 2012

A parrot that starred in Pirates of the Caribbean has attacked a police officer after he collared its owner for driving with the 3ft tall bird perched on her shoulder.

The blue and gold macaw called Chip, which is three feet tall from head to tail, starred alongside Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley and was the mouthpiece of Pirate Cotton in the 2003 hit movie The Curse of the Black Pearl.

Pirate Cotton, played by David Bailie, was left mute after another pirate cut out his tongue during a fight - so in the movie his character uses the parrot called to speak on his behalf.

The bearded pirate, who was the helmsman on the Black Pearl, joined Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow in the bid to rescue the kidnapped Elizabeth Swann, played by Knightley, from the cursed crew of the Black Pearl.

Chief Superintendent Steve Masters said today: "The female owner of the Mercedes van was stopped as she arrived in Dover when an officer saw the macaw on her shoulder.

"It is fair to say that the officer, PC Martin Dadd, got a bit of a pecking and had a few scratches and bites."

He said that when a relative of the arrested driver came to pick up the macaw, she revealed that the bird had starred in the hit movie.

Chf Super Masters said: "It was a bit of surprise I must admit to end up with a celebrity on our hands."

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