Animal rescuers in the UK were called out after reports of a bright orange “exotic bird” that couldn’t fly.

At first glance, it looked like a rare tropical species had somehow landed in Britain.

But after a closer inspection — and a very thorough wash — the mystery was solved.

It wasn’t exotic.
It wasn’t rare.
It was just a regular seagull… completely covered in curry.

The gull had apparently fallen into a container of turmeric-based sauce, staining its feathers vivid orange and weighing them down so badly it couldn’t take off.

Wildlife staff cleaned and treated the bird at a rescue center, and once the curry was washed away, his normal white feathers returned. They even nicknamed him “Vinny” — short for Vindaloo.

From tropical mystery… to takeaway mishap.
Nature documentary twist no one saw coming.