This zoo is hiring people to dress as an eagle to scare off seagulls

Blackpool Zoo

Are you friendly, energetic, flexible and outgoing enough to wear a bird costume? If so, a zoo in England might want to hire you.

The Blackpool Zoo in Lancashire is looking for someone who can dress as a bird to deter seagulls. The zoo said, “Seagulls are proving to be a bit of a nuisance when it comes to trying to steal food from our visitors and our animal enclosures.”

The zoo told North West News it has received 150 applications for the five open positions.

The outlet shared a video of a flock of seagulls swarming a batch of French fries on a picnic table. A zoo worker wearing a costume then ran in and scared off the seagulls.

 

“You have to be very outgoing and have to be confident in costume walking around here speaking to customers and sometimes pose for photos as well,” Jess Monks, chief seagull scarer, told North West News. “You have to be a good flapper.”

According to the Joint Nature Conservation Committee, the United Kingdom has 139,200 Apparently Occupied Nests (AONs) of herring gulls, meaning the U.K. is home to about 12.1% of the world’s population of the birds.

The British Naturalists’ Association calls them “large, noisy birds,” so it is no wonder why the zoo might try to deter them.

By Scripps News.

Animals, Curiosity, Humor & Funny, News, Science & Nature, Wild Animals, Work
, ,

Related posts

A bald eagle stares into the camera with her mate behind her
Bald eagle parents bicker over who gets to keep the eggs warm in viral live cam
Valentine hearts with cockroach
This zoo will name a cockroach after your ex for Valentine's Day
A hummingbird feeder
This hummingbird feeder has a camera and is on sale at Walmart
three images of Gaia the black-footed cat
This zoo's newest resident may be adorable—but she's also the world's deadliest cat

About the Author
Scripps News
Scripps News is the nation’s only free 24/7 national news network. You can find Scripps News using your TV’s digital antenna or stream for free.
See all the ways you can watch Scripps News.

From our partners