Parrot places online gift order

LONDON - A pet parrot managed to place an online shopping order by mimicking its owner on a voice-controlled smart speaker, a British newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Buddy the parrot ordered a 10 pound ($13.50) set of gift boxes via Amazon's Alexa voice-controlled system, according to The Sun.

The mystery order triggered an inquest in Corienne Pretorius' house in southeast London, but after ruling out her husband and son, she figured out Buddy was to blame after hearing him interact with the speaker.