Baseball season has only just begun, and the MLB is already abuzz with excitement for the season ahead. Sports fans are flocking back to their favorite ballparks in record numbers, but one recent game proved that people aren’t the only ones singing ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’ every weekend.
On April 3, a fight broke out on the field of Oracle Park during a game between the San Francisco Giants and the New York Mets—but it wasn’t a fight between players or fans. It was a fight between hungry seagulls! Anyone who lives near the coast knows just how pushy these birds can be, but these birds arguing over a slice of pizza took their reputation to new heights.
The commentators and camera operators had a field day! That was probably the most challenging play the camera has ever had to follow, but the excitement was worth every last ounce of effort. Between the seagulls’ relentless strikes and the slow-motion shot, this is practically a masterpiece!
It was only the eighth inning when the birds began to swarm, and this is nothing new. Bay Area seagulls waste no time when it comes to stealing food! They’re a notorious presence in the city and on the beach, waiting for someone to drop something or let their guard down.
But how do they know when it’s the end of the game? These nosy birds appear toward the end of Giants games like clockwork, probably because there’s always something for them to eat. Why are they fighting over one pizza slice when there are so many more to be found?
The commenter who wrote, “mine mine mine,” like the seagulls from Finding Nemo, isn’t the only one who thought of the iconic animated birds. That’s what every Millennial and Gen Z-er hears when they see gulls fighting over food! The only thing that would have made this video funnier is having that sound layered over it.
Why Are Seagulls Aggressive?
For most Americans, the most aggressive birds that come to mind are geese and seagulls. Geese are angry about just about everything, but luckily for beachgoers, seagulls have a one-track mind: food.
Because seagulls are natural scavengers, their diet is incredibly diverse. They can eat fruits and vegetables, bread, meat, and other food scraps. Some urban gulls even frequent trash sites as if they were gourmet restaurants! As humans continue to expand into nature, animal encounters are inevitable, so we’ll simply have to learn to coexist with these hungry birds. At least we get some great entertainment out of it!
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This story was originally published by PetHelpful on Apr 7, 2026, where it first appeared in the Pet News section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.