(Apologies for the nausea-inducing jittery video.)
You’ve probably seen this already, somewhere, since the story was first published online in July. But in case you haven’t and you’re wondering if it’s just another urban legend, this story is entirely true:
Seagull becomes crisp shoplifter
A seagull has turned shoplifter by wandering into a shop and helping itself to crisps.
The bird walks into the RS McColl newsagents in Aberdeen when the door is open and makes off with cheese Doritos.
The seagull, nicknamed Sam, has now become so popular that locals have started paying for his crisps.
Shop assistant Sriaram Nagarajan said: “Everyone is amazed by the seagull. For some reason he only takes that one particular kind of crisps.”
The bird first swooped in Aberdeen’s Castlegate earlier this month and made off with the 55p crisps, and is now a regular.
Once outside, the crisps are ripped open and the seagull is joined by other birds.
In related news, I can’t believe how many dancing seagull videoclips there are… this one’s my favourite, for the music:
Thursday, 27 September 2007
Did this seagull learn his trade from the squirrel that steals chocolates?
The most amazing seagull grab I ever saw was the one that flew off with half a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken, stolen from beachgoers in Santa Monica.
Monday, 1 October 2007
I have to find out why seagulls do that, one of these days–the dancing thing. It looks so bizarre!
Monday, 1 October 2007
Ah, I looked it up: they are trying to make a noise like rain, to make worms come to the surface to avoid drowning. Nice!!