Xu Mingfu, 53, likes to imitate birds and he's trying to eat like one too, Beijing Times reported.

Xu first learned ventriloquism five years ago in Beijing. Ever since, he's been spending three hours each day to practice the chirping sounds of various birds.

Now, he is able to tweet like 50 different birds. He stopped eating meat in order to keep his voice pure, he said.

He said he likes to amuse people.

(China Daily June 19, 2009)