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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153 Comments
- cyfimijy-1665676256263 daysWow
- cyfimijy-1665676256264 daysThis is hilarious
- kirakoala4 daysbirds are theifs
- anna_mae7 daysThat's hilarious! I wish I could have seen that in person, but also cool!
- emw20109 daysMy 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...
- sk4895011 dayslittle thieves, but they are painfully cute
- roboboy13 days... WOW din't know that animals can steal things
- roboboy13 daysthe bird likes michteif
- catgirl2189 daysSneaky little bird🐦
- 33rathodn15 daysLOL!!!
- iseforlife18 daysThat golden retriever!!!! mm