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The bird walks into the RS McColl newsagents in Aberdeen when the door is open and makes off with cheese Doritos.
The seagull, nicknamed Sam, has now become so popular that locals have started paying for his crisps.
Shop assistant Sriaram Nagarajan said: "Everyone is amazed by the seagull. For some reason he only takes that one particular kind of crisps."
The bird first swooped in Aberdeen's Castlegate earlier this month and made off with the 55p crisps, and is now a regular.
Once outside, the crisps are ripped open and the seagull is joined by other birds.
'Fine art'
Mr Nagarajan said: "He's got it down to a fine art. He waits until there are no customers around and I'm standing behind the till, then he raids the place.
"At first I didn't believe a seagull was capable of stealing crisps. But I saw it with my own eyes and I was surprised. He's very good at it.
"He's becoming a bit of a celebrity. Seagulls are usually not that popular but Sam is a star because he's so funny."
A spokesman for RSPB Scotland said: "I've never heard of anything like this before.
"Perhaps it tried some crisps in a shiny packet in the street, and was just opportunistic one day at the shop when it saw what was inside.
"As everyone knows, gulls can be very quick and fearless, and clearly this one is no exception."
He added: "We'd discourage people from feeding gulls though, as gulls in towns generate lots of complaints every year, and the availability of food is the only reason they live in urban settings."
Incredible Pictures Formed by Thousands of US SoldiersAstounding photographs taken by photographers Arthur S. Mole and John D. Thomas. These photos display tens of thousands of American soldiers posing as symbols of American history.
The Living Uncle Sam:
209th Engineers:
The Living Insignia of the 27th Division:
The Living Emblem of the United States Marines:
The Human American Eagle:
The Human Liberty Bell:
Machine Gun Insignia:
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President Woodrow Wilson:
Hawaiian Division Insignia:
The Human US Shield:
Indoctrination Division Insignia:
The Living Flag:
Official Seal of the Eleventh Division:
Human Statue of Liberty:
The Panther:
1st Field Artillery Brigade:
Animated Crest of the 34th Division:
The Living Insignia of the First Division:
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