Seagulls Fight Over Dildo In California

Seagulls are well renowned for their cheeky nature and willingness to have a go at stealing almost anything that looks even vaguely tasty. 

Usually, their antics range from pinching a sly beakful of salty chips to dive bombing young children for their ice creams. New photos have emerged proving that seagulls have literally no standards when it comes to items they choose for food or entertainment.

On her visit to the Children’s Pool in La Jolla, California, on Tuesday, February 18, wildlife photographer Jennifer Leigh was planning on snapping some shots of adorable newborn seal pups.

However, the pics she ended up with turned out to be a little more x-rated as a pair of brazen gulls began to battle over a particularly indecent piece of treasure.

The two juvenile gulls were spotted fighting over a dildo, tossing it around and chasing each other. One of the birds eventually emerged victorious, swooping off into the sky with the phallic find.

Jennifer told Gizmodo:

Before realising what the object was, I was annoyed and mad, because plastic pollution is a real serious problem, and as a conservation photographer I’m documenting human impacts on wildlife.

But when I realised what it was, while the other emotions still existed, you can’t help but find humour in it.

Jennifer works with conservation organisations such as the Cheetah Conservation Fund and Shoot’em with a Camera.

Although the dildo altercation gave Jennifer a rather hearty chuckle, the main takeaway is the fact that these images have helped to raise some much needed awareness of the grave issue of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans.

According to statistics reported in 2018 by Greenpeace USA, up to 12.7 million tonnes of plastic ends up in the oceans each year. It’s estimated that there are five trillion pieces of plastic in the oceans, enough to encircle the Earth more than 400 times.

As many as nine out of 10 seabirds, one in three sea turtles and over half of whale and dolphin species have ingested plastic. Over in the Canadian Arctic, it’s thought 87% of birds have ingested some sort of plastic.

So, for the sake of the environment. Rather just pop your dildo back in your bag instead of chucking it out into the ocean next time you’re having ‘cocktails on the beach.’

SOURCE: UNILAD