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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151 Comments
- lebruemm13982 monthsThat's so funny! That's something that would be awesome to see in person but I missed it! I give luck to anyone who that has happened to with any animal. Just make sure to catch those pesky animals. Good Luck!!!
- noicedude3 monthsthat bird is has probably done that before to someone else and i have two dogs so the dog part happened to me lol
- thedudeman1234 monthsso funny
- cyfimijy-1665676256264 monthsWow
- cyfimijy-1665676256264 monthsThis is hilarious
- thedudeman1234 monthsit truly is!
- kirakoala4 monthsbirds are theifs
- thedudeman1234 monthsyes so true, have you seen that magpie that just steals money from people and then brings the money back to his owner?
- anna_mae4 monthsThat's hilarious! I wish I could have seen that in person, but also cool!
- emw20104 monthsMy cat did that on my zoom presentation, he unplugged my earbud which was in a speaker, so when i was showing my project, very loud music started playing and my cat also chewed up my cords..... Yayyy, animals...
- thedudeman1234 monthsthat's funny
- sk489504 monthslittle thieves, but they are painfully cute
- roboboy4 months... WOW din't know that animals can steal things