A woman was recorded catching a seagull and posing for photos with it in southwestern China.

Video filmed in the city of Kunming in Yunnan Province on January 4 shows a woman holding the bird in her hand while a man took pictures of her.

According to a witness Mr He, he attempted to stop the woman, but instead of letting the seagull go, she gave him a bad attitude.

The woman did not let the bird fly away until she finished taking photos.

Zhang Qiang, the head of the Dianwei Security Company, which manages the Haigeng Dam, said in order to prevent people from catching seagulls during the gull-watching season, they have set up a team of 30 security guards and a camera crew of 30 to stop inappropriate actions every day.

According to reports, the relevant department is investigating the case.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

1月4日上午，一对男女在昆明海埂大坝游玩看海鸥，女子突然抓住一只海鸥，同行男伴不但没有制止，还帮她摆造型，海鸥在其手里被吓得哇哇大叫。目击者贺先生介绍，当时他发现女子抓鸥拍照后，第一时间就出面制止，但对方非但不放手还态度恶劣，他的同事大吼称要报警也没有吓到女子，对方还是抓住海鸥拍完照才放手。贺先生当时就把女子的所作所为拍下来发到了保安公司工作群。负责管理海埂大坝的滇维保安公司保安队长张强介绍，为了防止观鸥季有人抓海鸥，公司专门成立了一支30人的保安队伍，再加上30名拍照工作人员，每天至少有60人的队伍专门制止不文明观鸥行为。按照工作流程，他们找到抓海鸥的人后，会先做好身份登记，同时报警，民警赶到后他们会提供相关资料信息，当事人则由民警带走处理。据了解，针对女子抓海鸥一事，相关部门正在做进一步调查处理。