In the original Donkey Kong Country game, Squawks only appears in the Gorilla Glacier stage Torchlight Trouble. Once released from his crate, Squawks will follow Donkey and Diddy Kong through the pitch-black cavern. Armed with a bright lantern, Squawks lights up the surrounding area, allowing the Kongs to see ahead and traverse the dark stage. In the same stage of the Game Boy Advance version of Donkey Kong Country, Squawks is not released from an animal crate. The parrot just appears at the beginning of the stage.