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Selected candidates will be paid up to around $13.50 an hour to wear an eagle costume and stop pesky birds from doing their thing.
Blackpool Zoo, in north-west England, is recruiting people to work as “gull deterrents” wearing a giant bird suit.
“At Blackpool Zoo it goes without saying that we love all animals. And as a seaside resort, Blackpool has no shortage of seagulls. However, the seagulls are proving a bit annoying when they try to steal food from our visitors and the spaces of our animals”, says the announcement of the job offer that has gone viral.
You may have heard we have a superstar in our midst! ????
We don’t think there is a country on earth that hasn’t been talking regarding our vacancy for a human seagull deterrent. pic.twitter.com/edyoJT0aoU
— Blackpool Zoo (@BlackpoolZoo) April 26, 2023
Successful candidates will be paid up to around $13.50 an hour for wearing an eagle costume and preventing annoying birds from doing their thing.
Applicants must be “friendly, energetic, flexible and outgoing. ohYou must feel comfortable wearing a bird costume! “, details the offer.
The establishment’s publicity department told Insider that they have received more than 200 requests of people from different countries for the five available positions. The zoo describes the gulls as “intelligent” creatures that have evaded most previous attempts to drive them away.
“The disguise is something seagulls haven’t seen before, and as intelligent birds, they naturally won’t like it. The costume also makes a sound when the person moves, which is something seagulls don’t like,” the zoo explained.
After going viral, the institution He launched a contest asking their followers suggestions of a “proper name” for the new character. The winner will get a family ticket to the zoo and a meeting with the “celebrity”.
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