China Scene: Central

Zoo bird cackles jest at pestering visitors

A mynah, a bird of the starling family native to Asia, has attracted a throng of visitors to the zoo in Hebi of Henan province, with its shouts of "bu yao lian," or "shame on you," any time a visitor throws items at the monkeys in an adjacent cage.

Zoo visitors are now lining up to take a photo with the mynah in its cage and laugh heartily when it shouts at uncivilized visitors.