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An Iowa man built his six-inch parakeet a miniature submarine so the bird could join him underwater in the Bahamas — the homemade capsule used a paintball air tank, safety valves and an oxygen monitor and carried Bebe about three feet beneath the surfa

Source: spacedaily.com · Published Sep 12, 2026, 2:15 PM

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