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Parakeets, which comprise about 115 species of seed-eating parrots, are frequently bred and sold commercially as pets. They’re intelligent, social, and can live up to 12 years in captivity.
They can even apparently take a plunge inside a custom-made submarine, as Steven Lawyer, owner of a six-year-old parakeet named Bebe, established during a fascinating experiment in the Bahamas.
A video, which has swiftly gone viral, shows the bird chilling inside a DIY sub made of a paintball air cylinder, oxygen meter, and lead weights.
“We like to snorkel and he likes doing whatever we are doing with us,” Lawyer told CBS affiliate WBNS. “So I thought ‘lets figure out a way to let him snorkel with us.'”
Parrot exploring underwater in a mini submarine😳
📹bebebirdparrot pic.twitter.com/RFtgw3P0xJ — Interesting World (@_fluxfeeds) April 5, 2026
His mini submarine, dubbed the “Bebosphere,” allowed the green parakeet to dive to around three feet below the surface, giving it an unprecedented glance at the colorful reefs — something his species has likely never seen firsthand before.
Bebe appeared to stay cool throughout the entire ordeal.
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