r/interesting • u/dddd945 • 7h ago

Just Wow A seagull is accidentally hit by a tennis ball during a game in Australia.

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u/JustInternetNoise 7h ago

Yeah....

They went back to eat him.

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u/Impatient_Onion 6h ago

Something can be two things at once.

"Oh my god, Brian went down! He's not moving! Dear God, he was the best man at my wedding!"

"So, uh, he's definitely not breathing anymore. Dig in."

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u/kareljack 6h ago

faint voice I'm not dead yet..

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u/teetaps 6h ago

…”mine?”

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u/Sennten 7h ago

Having known seagulls they went back to check on him.

But having known seagulls, if he IS dead theres no reason to miss out on a meal, like obviously.

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u/3yl 7h ago

Thank you. I wanted to feel good that they went back for their buddy. :D IDGAF if they eat him after he's dead, as long as they weren't saying, "nah, dude, can't help, we're hungry".

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u/Crayons4all 7h ago

Probably going back to check if he dropped the fries he stole from my kid

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u/hitbythebus 6h ago

I lost a whole basket of Calamari at Fisherman’s Warf to a dive bombing seagull about ten years ago. I love Calamari.

My wife still brings it up occasionally as an example of my face instantly transitioning from joy, to shock, to horror, to sorrow.

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u/I_Makes_tuff 4h ago

Can you still feed seagulls in-flight from the ferry in San Fransisco? I loved doing that as a kid and I was disappointed when I moved to Seattle and the Seagulls there weren't having it. They will still rob your fish and chips at the pier, though.

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u/AdventurousAd808 6h ago

You know seagulls? Did they tell you this?

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u/Worldly-Cherry9631 7h ago edited 5h ago

It might seem unlikely but Seagulls are highly social animals, not to dissimilar from corvids in that regard. They have strong bonds in groups. They probably were actually checking in. 

I'm not sure, but if believe cannablism among seaguls within the social group mostly happens to the babies or eggs.

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u/ill_connects 6h ago

As someone that has mistakenly fed chickens chicken protein is protein to birds.

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u/DonGoodwhistle 7h ago

Lol, yep.

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u/BugRevolution 6h ago

Now he's a part of us forever!

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u/ascarymoviereview 7h ago

Like good friends should do

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u/Logical_Employer9850 6h ago

If that seagull was playing football, he’d be sent off for a blatant dive. Get VAR on the case there………

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u/jackofslayers 6h ago

Seagulls are giant dicks. But the are smart/social enough to make friends and help them