UK seagull turns poster bird for Indian food after falling into vat of chicken tikka masala

A seagull in Gloucesteshire, United Kingdom, recently got himself an image makeover after he fell into a vat of chicken tikka masala, news reports said. At the end of his quest to fix up his dinner, the seagull turned a bright orange (or, if you prefer, saffron.) According to a report in The Guardian, the bird was trying to pick up meat from a food factory bin, after which it fell into the container. He was later rescued by people who were working there. [caption id=“attachment_2827424” align=“alignnone” width=“825”]  Image courtesy: Twitter/@chhavi[/caption] Staff at a wildlife hospital had to use washing up liquid to clean the bird’s feathers, as per a BBC report. Though the staff managed to remove the colour, removing the smell proved to be a more difficult proposition. “Boy, did he smell good!,” CNN quoted a rescue staff member as saying. After his fall, the seagull quickly rose to social media fame—

His landing skills were second to naan ⚡️ "Seagull gets a makeover after landing in a vat of curry"https://t.co/UWXd0uewaH

— Georgia Obertelli (@Georgia__O) June 10, 2016

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Meanwhile, we are just happy that the hungry seagull gave Indian food much publicity on foreign shores.