TOKYO - When Yosuke the parrot flew out of his cage and got lost, he did exactly what he had been taught — recite his name and address to a stranger willing to help.

He kept mum with the cops, but began chatting after a few days with the vet.

"I'm Mr. Yosuke Nakamura," the bird told the veterinarian, according to Uemura. The parrot also provided his full home address, down to the street number, and even entertained the hospital staff by singing songs.

a pet monkey that works at a bar in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - "Ten," a six-year-old New World parrot, can solve a puzzle consisting of two entangled chains in less than 30 seconds.

It takes humans about an hour.

The female macaw at a botanical garden in suburban Tokyo competes against more than a dozen human visitors every day, but remains undefeated.

"I can't do it! It's impossible!" said eight-year-old Yuto Uotani, after Ten solved the puzzle in a matter of seconds, using her beak and foot.

Other parrots have so far failed to beat Ten's record. Most of them pay no attention to the chain puzzle.

One-and-a-half-year old Chihuahua dog 'Conan' prays with his owner and chief priest Joei Yoshikuni during a morning pray at the Shuri-Kannondo temple in Okinawa islands, southwestern Japan,

Cool & Hot comfort pad makes a dog's life a little more luxurious

The pet obsession in Japan continues to reach epic levels of absurdity. The latest example of this trend comes from the creators of the Cool&Hot comfort pad for dogs. As the name indicates, the pad allows your pooch to enjoy soothing cool temperatures in the summer and warm pulses of heat in the winter. This device might not be considered so crazy if it wasn't for the price: a cool 18,500 yen ($173). For those prices it's just a matter of time before we see the first K-9 latté drinks rolled out.