An English seagull from Gloucestershire became something of local celebrity on Monday after it fell into a tub of chicken tikka curry and came out with a fiery orange makeover.
The bird was allegedly scavenging
for meat in a local food factory in Wales when he accidentally fell into
a big vat full of curry and was dyed orange.
The bird, who was rescued out of the tub by workers of the factory, was taken to the Vale Wildlife Hospital,
where it was cleaned up using liquid detergent and washing agents. It
is currently in good shape, albeit a little skinny, according to the
hospital staff. He will be sent to an aviary once he fattens up a bit
so that his feathers can be re-waterproofed, The Guardian reported.
The
staff also said that this was the first time they had seen such an
incident, and claimed that even after it was clean, the gull kept
smelling of the Indian curry.
“He really surprised everyone here – we had never seen anything like it before. He had fallen into a waste vat of curry that was outside, it was chicken tikka masala. The thing that shocked us the most was the smell. He smelled amazing, he really smelled good." said Lucy Kells, a nurse at Vale.
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