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Parrot steals earphone from reporter covering thefts

The bird flew away with the device, but later dropped it and it was retrieved
The bird flew away with the device, but later dropped it and it was retrieved

A parrot stole a Chilean reporter's earphone as he reported live on a spike in robberies in Chile's capital on Wednesday.

Chilevision journalist Nicolas Krumm was speaking during a live broadcast when the parrot landed on his shoulder, took the earphone with its beak, and flew away with it.

A cameraman tried to catch the bird to retrieve the device, but the parrot flew away.

The reporter told local media the animal later dropped the earbud, and he got it back.