Bird turns orange after falling into vat of curry

The hungry gull had apparently been trying to scavenge meat from an outdoor food factory bin when it fell into a waste vat of chicken tikka masala, according to Lucy Kells, a veterinary nurse at Vale Wildlife Hospital & Rehabilitation Centre in Gloucestershire, England, who detailed the bird's plight in a Facebook post.

"Anyone fancy a curry? This poor chap did!" Kells wrote.

"Sadly he was enjoying it so much he fell in!"

Staff at the rescue center cleaned the bird using washing-up liquid

The seagull was rescued by workers at the factory, before being picked up by a volunteer from the wildlife hospital. Staff at the hospital then cleaned the curry from the bird using washing-up liquid.

"We've cleaned him up and he is doing well, with no upset tummy! Hopefully he'll stick to a much more bland diet in the future!!" Kells said.

The colour washed out - but the smell didn't

But while rescue staff were able to remove the color, the smell of the curry proved harder to shift.