Seabird is rescued after being found with a plastic pot stuck to its neck A brown booby was rescued after being found with a plastic pot stuck to its neck at Praia do Engenho, in Ubatuba. A video recorded by a resident shows the bird with the object before rescue - watch above. According to Hélio Kaue, who recorded the images, the animal was found drowning at around 6am this Wednesday (8). He removed the bird from the water and called the Argonauta Institute, responsible for the rescue. The booby was taken to the Argonauta Institute Rehabilitation Center, in Ubatuba, where the plastic pot was removed. ? Click here to follow the g1 Vale do Paraíba and region channel on WhatsApp According to the institute, the animal is an adult male, was underweight and had slight swelling in the neck area where the pot was stuck. The team also carried out clinical examinations and blood collection. The booby will remain under observation until the test results are ready. After that, veterinarians will define the treatment and when the animal can return to the wild. The Argonauta Institute has already carried out thousands of rescues of birds, turtles, marine mammals and other animals on the north coast of São Paulo. Sea bird is rescued after being found with a plastic pot attached to its neck in Ubatuba Photo 1: Helio Kaue/Vanguarda Repórter | Photo 2: Instituto Argonauta See more news from Vale do Paraíba and the Bragantina region