Overview
- Owner Steven Lawyer took his white-winged parakeet, Bebe, underwater in the Bahamas inside a homemade capsule he calls the Bebosphere.
- The device, built from a plastic food container, uses a paintball air tank, airflow valves, and an oxygen meter that sounds an alarm if levels fall.
- Lawyer says he practiced in a sink before the trip, kept the depth to about three feet for roughly 15 minutes, and saw no signs of stress.
- The Instagram clip has drawn millions of views and even got a jab from Stephen Colbert on The Late Show.
- Reaction is split between wonder and accusations of animal abuse, and the coverage cites no independent veterinary assessment or regulatory review to date.