Pesky Parrot Steals Reporter's Earbud During A Broadcast About Thefts!
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On November 5, 2022, Nicolas Krumm was reporting about the rise in thefts in an area of Santiago, Chile. Suddenly, a parrot landed on his shoulder. The stunned newsman continued with the story while alerting the camera crew to the surprise visitor.
But before anyone could react, the cheeky bird took off with one of Krumm's earbuds. Fortunately, Krumm was able to get it back after the parrot lost interest and dropped it. The video of the bird's "theft" has gone viral since.
This is not the first time a reporter has been a victim of animal theft. In 2021, a golden retriever snatched the microphone from a Russian journalist giving a live weather report. The video shows the reporter chasing after the dog. She returns a few minutes later — with both the microphone and the mischievous pooch!
Resources: NDTV.com, Timesnownews.com, CBSnews.com
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160 Comments
best_of_todayover 2 yearsi wonder if the parrot just wanted attention or actually wanted the airpod
dejozeto-166326189768over 2 yearsthe golden retriver was sooo FUNNY!!!
piwiheca-166326189879over 2 yearsThe parrot be like ayo give me the airpod right now I wanna listen to taylor swift
anonymous124over 2 yearsOnly in ohio
deafgirlhistoryover 2 yearsXD that`s crazy! Even that parrot wants this Airpod!
keycap64over 2 yearsSilly parrot!
kotlcsquadover 2 yearsLol the parrot just wanted to listen to some music
natashathor25over 2 yearsomg. that is one insane story.
1027977over 2 yearsI watched both videos and the dog one was super cute! The dog was supposedly a stray and just wanted some attention, the parrot video was sorta dumb- it was like a 2 foot parrot not that big. The reporters had the same priceless reaction on there face lol! The Russian News Reporter chased the dog until she got the mircrophone back! then she did a mini interview it was super addorbs!
foxgirl28over 2 yearshey, that just proves it... parrots are vary smart. lol ;)