Seagull comes back from the dead after being knocked out by cricket ball

A seagull has made a historic comeback during a Big Bash cricket match in Melbourne, Australia, on Wednesday.

The bird, better known for chip pinching, was enjoying some leisure time in the outfield when it got slammed at full force by a pull stroke by Perth Scorchers batsman Adam Voges. The seagull fell straight to the ground in a mess of feathers

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Things weren't looking good for the poor thing with Melbourne Stars fielder Rob Quiney signalling to the sideline to finish off the job

But with more than 33,000 spectators watching the drama unfold, Quiney did the respectable thing and carried the half-dead creature to the sideline, where it would no doubt take its last seagull breath. Read more...

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