There are many animal lovers who dream of one day working at a zoo. However, many tend to pivot away from that once they realize the job isn’t necessarily playing with animals all day. Luckily for those not giving up on their zoo employee dreams just yet, a zoo in England is now looking to hire people for a position that could be just as fun as playing with animals. The zoo needs people to dress up in a giant bird costume to scare off seagulls.
Blackpool Zoo, an animal sanctuary in Lancashire, England, went viral recently after posting an advertisement looking for employees that want to dress up as a giant bird to scare seagulls away from stealing visitors and animal’s food. According to CNN, the zoo is looking for candidates who are friendly, outgoing, energetic, flexible and comfortable wearing a bird costume.
While the zoo is only looking to hire five people for the position, they claim to have already received hundreds of applications. It appears many believe they have a talent for scaring off seagulls. Maybe this will end up being someone’s dream job.
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