FLIPPING THE BIRD

‘Idiot’ tourist grabs struggling seagull by the wings to take a selfie

AN IDIOT tourist has been shamed online after being caught violently grabbing a bird while taking selfies.

The unnamed man attempted to hold the struggling bird so he could take a picture.

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A tourist has been slammed for grabbing a struggling bird to take photographs with

The video was filmed at a beach in Dalian in China by other tourists following the coronavirus restrictions being lifted.

As the man holds the bird, his partner takes pictures of him holding it by the base of the wings so it can't fly away.

After he gets enough photographs, he then throws it roughly into the air as it escapes.

A woman on the beach screams as he chucks the bird away and yells at him.

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, the woman who filmed the man said she was helping her children feed the birds at that time.

The man was spotted on a beach in China by other touristsCredit: Newsflare
After taking pictures, he roughly threw the bird into the airCredit: Newsflare

She added that her daughter was left upset by the man, fearing that the bird was injured by him.

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The video was shared on Weibo, a Chinese social media site, and has been viewed hundreds of times.

One person on social media said: "Let us all pray that each day he will be drenched in bird droppings."

It isn't the first time tourists have been slammed for abusing birds for the sake of pictures.

Last year, a video caught a group of men in China laughing as they force fed a seagull while taking photographs.

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They later apologised after being reprimanded by other tourists on the beach.

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China has started lifting their restrictions put in place due to coronavirus, with residents at the epicentre of Wuhan finally being allowed to leave.

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On the worst day of China's outbreak, on February 12, there were over 15,000 new cases recorded.

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