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Man rescues seagull, then adorably gets attacked by it

"She's a vicious one."
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Man rescues seagull, then adorably gets attacked by it
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Rescuing animals seems like a rather thankless job at times.

Tell that to New Zealander Robert Tahau, who helped save a seagull that was lying by the side of the road with a broken wing, according to the New Zealand Herald.

Unfortunately for Tahau, the bird didn't reciprocate the love, pecking Tahau in a video that he uploaded to Facebook. "She's a vicious one," he said in the video.

Tahau told the newspaper he planned to take the seagull to a vet or the SPCA, but both were closed. Unfortunately, it died in the meantime, and he gave the bird a proper burial.

Okay, not the happiest of endings -- but a nice encounter, nonetheless.

Topics Animals

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Johnny Lieu

Mashable Australia's Web Culture Reporter.Reach out to me on Twitter at @Johnny_Lieu or via email at jlieu [at] mashable.com


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