10 Weirdest Bird Attacks in Recorded History

8. Bird Attacks Don’t Need to Be Life-Threatening to Be Obnoxious

In 2009, one Scottish tourist was enjoying his time in lovely New Zealand, hitting tourist attractions with his brightly-colored courier bag in tow. At one stop, that bag sent alarm bells whirring in the mind of the most fashion-conscious New Zealand kea ever. The kea waited for the Scotsman to turn his back, landed on the bag, and plucked the British passport from among its contents. The bird was last seen winging his way toward New Zealand’s lush forest.