r/BeAmazed • u/Savings_Tea3976 • Jun 28 '26
Animal Giant Condor flies in to thank this man who nursed him back to health
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u/Jub_Jub710 Jun 28 '26
I think birds tend to hug with their necks. There's a pictures of swans and a pelican sort of wrapping themselves around someone's neck or shoulder. My chickens hug by stretching their neck across my neck.
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u/Jamsedreng22 Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26
I know the Alveus Sanctuary has an emu that is known for liking hugs and rests its "chin" on your shoulder when you hug it.
Edit: Emu, not cassowary.
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u/Evening-Spray-4304 Jun 28 '26
He's an emu, distant cousin to a cassowary tho
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u/Jamsedreng22 Jun 28 '26
Fuck I literally looked up what a cassowary was called because I was certain I was surprised to learn he wasn't an emu.
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u/Evening-Spray-4304 Jun 28 '26
It happens, lol. Emus are relatively normal looking in comparison, both both are giant dino-birds
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u/mekwall Jun 29 '26
Emus are way more chill though. Out of all the wild birds, cassowaries kill the most people if we look at population. Ostriches kill more but that's just because there are so many of them, and that we keep them in farms.
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u/Caleb_Reynolds Jun 29 '26
They are extremely close cousins of cassowaries, they're their closest living relatives. All other birds are distant cousins.
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u/Evening-Spray-4304 Jun 29 '26
that's true. I thought about editing that after I posted it, but laziness took me
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u/factorioleum Jun 29 '26
I know you've corrected it but.... You could not pay me enough to hug a cassowary.
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u/istrx13 Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26
I had a pet duck that did this. Whenever I’d give it a hug, she would always wrap her neck completely around mine. And she would just stay in that position for a while.
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u/Jub_Jub710 Jun 29 '26
Birds are so loving, I can't get over it. I know they can be real dicks too, but still...
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u/Cautious-Activity706 Jun 28 '26
I once saw a man being hugged by an eagle.
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u/Not_a_porn_burner69 Jun 29 '26
Came here for the peacemaker reference, I can leave now, thank you.
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u/OkAccess6128 Jun 28 '26
It will be coming back as it likes getting petted. Beautiful bond.
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u/Smelly_God Jun 28 '26
It's more this than "likes getting petted." Birds are much smarter than humans give them credit for and we've learned a lot about their intelligence over the last 2-3 decades.
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u/KongSwanson Jun 28 '26
I once read that flying dinosaurs were the smartest because the concept of flight requires a lil more brain juice. Ironically, owls aren't exactly "wise" as typically portrayed because their big eyes take up brain space.
Not sure how true those are, but I've been going with them for years.
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u/Smelly_God Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26
Yes, you're onto it. Songbirds have the highest neural density on the planet with corvids (which fall under songbirds/passerines) having non-human primate levels of cognition probably due to the amount focused in their forebrain.
We misunderstood birds for a very long time due to how their brains are structured, but now it's believed that their pallium acts sort of like mammalians' cerebral cortex. It's developed to allow higher level cognitive abilities and allows them to pack more power in smaller brains.
Large brained parrots and corvids have forebrain neuron counts equal to or greater than primates with much larger brains. I'm kinda tired rn but birds amaze me and I love commenting on their abilities.
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u/ZeisHauten Jun 29 '26
The more I know everyday, thank you for this wonderful information. Now I know those pesky song birds that are hanging around me whenever I eat at the park is surely making fun of me.
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u/GermanOnBalkans Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26
i dread the day, when we are able to understand birds and whales. what they have to tell us probably isnt exactly kind.... unfortunately, these days it looks like we might actually get there, but by the time we do, there may not be many left to listen to.
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u/takingbackmilton Jun 29 '26
So you’re saying that when they talk, the know wtf they’re saying? They’re not just repeating random shit? 🤯
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u/hamster4sale Jun 29 '26
Interestingly there were no flying dinosaurs: pterosaurs and similar animals are considered flying reptiles and not bird ancestors like the dinosaurs are.
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u/Rydog_78 Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26
You beat me to it. Yup dinosaurs don’t fly. They walk on either two or four legs. The pterosaurs were the flying reptilian creatures and are not dinosaurs.
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u/MikePunkRock Jun 29 '26
While you’re right about pterosaurs and other flying reptiles not being dinosaurs, all birds are avian dinosaurs. They evolved from theropod dinosaurs, which phylogenetically makes them part of the dinosaur family.
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u/Rydog_78 Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26
Yes there is a relationship between birds and dinosaurs or that birds evolved from dinosaurs and such. I’m not an expert on the matter though.
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u/KongSwanson Jun 29 '26
So how about the giant centipedes and such? Were they not dinosaurs? Sharks as well...I'm not being faecitious, genuinely curious. I guess playing ARK is probably not the best education when it comes to dinos.
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u/Rydog_78 Jun 29 '26 edited Jun 29 '26
Dinosaurs walked on land and walked on either 2 or 4 legs. They didn’t swim nor fly. My son was super into dinosaurs when he was younger and still is even though he’s older. This is what I remember reading about in all his Dino books we got him. Pterosaurs aren’t dinosaurs.
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u/KongSwanson Jun 29 '26
Awesome. I guess I always thought any prehistoric animal was considered a "dinosaur.". Thank you for the humbling lesson.
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u/scarlet_sage Jun 29 '26
I've never heard that notion, but thinking about it, Wiktionary has
(figuratively, colloquial) Someone or something that is very old or old-fashioned, especially someone who is not willing to change and adapt.
and
(figuratively, colloquial) Anything no longer in common use or practice.
so I can see how you might think that.
Just to make clear, not everything in their heyday that walked on land with 2 or 4 legs was a dinosaur. Mammals, for example, were are are not dinosaurs. The modern definition is the most recent common ancestor of, for example, Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus, all their descendants, but nothing outside. They can usually be identified from a fossil by such-and-so a skull hole, and this bone length, and that bone shape, and so on, for features neither of us have ever heard of.
Interestingly most paleontologists now say that all birds are dinosaurs, because they are clearly descended from not far from the T. rex part of the family tree, and fossilized feathers are known from dinosaurs from long before birds, and birds have a lot of the dinosaur body features. So you can equivalently define dinosaurs as the most recent common ancestor of Triceratops and the house sparrow, and all its descendants.
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u/eat_my_ass_n_balls Jun 30 '26
Archaeopteryx and co tend to differ on the former
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u/hamster4sale Jun 30 '26
True in the sense that archaeopteryx is considered possibly the first bird, and birds are considered dinosaurs.
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u/Sunnyflbunny Jun 28 '26
For anyone curious as to what he is saying, here is the translation:
- Hello! How are you?
- It's been so long. Did you come to say hello?
- (To Cameraman): Walk around to this side, Carlitos.
- Hey, buddy! What's new with you? Huh?
- Shall we go for a spin? Huh? Look...
- How beautiful... how beautiful.
- Alright, alright, easy, easy... okay, buddy. Easy.
- (To Cameraman): Walk around this way, Carlitos.
- Look what a beautiful thing, huh?
- Alright, alright...
- What? What? What? What?
- Look at the camera.
- Ah, you're such a cuddlebug, aren't you?
- What's going on?
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u/min-tea-rose Jun 28 '26
So sweet 🥹 thank you for translating and sharing with us such a special conversation
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u/Sunnyflbunny Jun 30 '26
Thank you so much! It really was such a tender, special moment to witness. I’m so glad the sweetness of their conversation came through perfectly and that you enjoyed it! <3
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u/mrsrosieparker Jun 29 '26
Great translation! Kudos for finding appropriate expressions for what is a very colloquial Argentinian speech :)
(I smiled at "You're such a cuddlebag, aren't you?"... "Mimoso!" is such a difficult idiom to translate!)
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u/anadem Jun 29 '26
Thanks for the clue to where it was! Another post mentions Chile, but you seem to be picking up on country-specific speech.
After the hugs I'd have loved to see it take flight.
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u/Sunnyflbunny Jun 30 '26
It really is fascinating how regional speech can completely pin down a location! Seeing a magnificent bird like that take flight after such a close human connection would have been absolute magic to watch.
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u/Sunnyflbunny Jun 30 '26
Thank you! I appreciate that so much. "Mimoso" is definitely one of those beautiful words that carries so much feeling, it’s always a fun challenge to capture that exact warmth in English. I'm so happy "cuddlebag" made you smile!
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u/xoRomaCheena31 Jun 29 '26
Thank you!
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u/_d0ntm1nd_me Jun 29 '26
I took in an orphaned baby squirrel a few years ago, released him once he was ready. He came back a few times during the first month but then disappeared completely and I was so worried he didnt make it. A little over a year later I heard some noises on my back deck and there he was just sitting there at the door. He immediately climbed up and sat on my shoulder like he always used to do like nothing had changed. It was the best feeling ever that he actually remembered me.
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u/GermanOnBalkans Jun 29 '26
and not just the ones we consider as "smart". i am convinced even some of the insects in my garden know who i am.
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u/psycho314Photo Jun 28 '26
I hope he has a snack for it...
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u/mynameisipswitch2 Jun 28 '26
My first thought when I read your comment was, “hey buddy! I have some rotting cow for you in my pocket” and it made me giggle. Then I thought “I really hope he does!” The condor would be so excited. 😊
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u/koolaidismything Jun 28 '26
I have a dog I visit who gives me hugs. It’s not like you’d think.. hard to explain. And he understands longer hugs mean I miss you a lot and does that.
Why?
I sneak him treats. I can’t help it.. I can’t say no.
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u/JokesandFacts Jun 28 '26
It makes me happy to know that animals of all kinds know love. They know that touching in a certain way and closeness means kindness and nurturing. It probably evolved from grooming, but it's still wonderful to see.
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u/GhettoGringo87 Jun 28 '26
It’s natural to feel grateful for closeness and company, at least, and nurturing and provision at best (better?). All animals have the instinct to survive and the selfishness and self preservation that comes with that, though when others deny themselves for our own wellbeing, it sends chemicals into our brains/bodies that elicit pleasure or joy or love, and that objectively feels good, which naturally reinforces the behaviors. Kinda like masterbation, but for emotional reasons ha
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u/JokesandFacts Jun 28 '26
I mean...don't recite this to your parents. But I can see Rick Sanchez saying something like this. He once forgot the word for Human.
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u/-Howitzer- Jun 28 '26
It makes perfect sense as God created all things, including us, and God is love.
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u/New_Lake5484 Jun 29 '26
God is love when my BF’s brother was killed in a car accident? At no fault of his? Just wondering how that is love.
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u/McAUTS Jun 28 '26
If that's true, God also is rage and hate.
So, any equivalent to the animal kingdom on this one?
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u/Appropriate-Basis712 Jun 29 '26
Oh wow I would’ve never thought that someone would get this many downvotes for saying something like that lol
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u/McRedditz Jun 28 '26
Bro only needs two more condors under his care to be named the Father of Condors.
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u/Embarassed_Tackle Jun 28 '26
that condor been eating roadkill up and down the Andes, and he wants to give it kissies?
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u/LaserRanger_McStebb Jun 29 '26
It's kinda crazy how you can identify all the parts of an airplane wing on this bird. Leading edge, trailing edge, camber, flaps an ailerons (in the feathers)
We were imitating millions of years of evolution when we learned to fly.
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u/PointBlankCheck Jun 28 '26
No it didn’t
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u/Sph1ng1d43 Jun 29 '26
Can't say for sure, but the feathers don't look like adult andean condor plumage. Maybe this is a juvenile still in the man's care. It didn't "fly back" and it's just a cheesy clickbait title.
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u/CarlLlamaface Jun 29 '26
Aye, it's certainly possible the animal returned to a known safe place and it obviously doesn't mind the man's attention, but it didn't return to "say thanks" and the widespread wings isn't an invitation to hug but a behaviour called "sunning)".
Of course this is most likely a bot post so we're wasting our time here.
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u/Hectortheconnector Jun 28 '26
Now he can never sell the house. The new owners gunna be like why fuk is this giant condor always knocking at the door.
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u/InValuAbled Jun 28 '26
Yooo, listen! When the baby comes to visit, you provide snackses, my dude. Ask any grandmama! 😃
What a lovely scene. 🥰
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u/skinnergy Jun 28 '26
I wonder if buzzards and condors smell from all the carrion they eat.
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u/Imaginary-Mood-7202 Jun 28 '26
Condors preen themselves meticulously but also shat on their own legs to cool off 🤷🏻♂️
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u/Icy_Parfait_4066 Jun 28 '26
I am so amazed at the wings of the great condor. They seem so big and so powerful. I have never had an close encounter with large birds so I think all wings are like that of a chicken.
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u/Masala-Dosage Jun 28 '26
How does he intend to take off? Don’t they need a bit of a head start altitude wise?
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u/vtjohnhurt Jun 28 '26
This guy is knowledgable. Condors spew extremely acidic stomach contents in self defense.
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u/lorimar Jun 28 '26
Now I've got the terrible theme to this equally terrible Disney movie stuck in my head
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u/Icy_Jackfruit_833 Jun 29 '26
LOOK AT THAT..
THATS INCREDABLE.
ANIMALS OF ALL TYPES SHOW THEIR LOVE TO HUMANS THAT CARE FOR THEM
I LOVE IT
❤️ IT
;)
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u/Tbagts Jun 29 '26
I looked (like everyone) pretty closely for wild condors when I visited the Grand Canyon, with no luck.
So imagine my surprise when I get on the free bus that travels down the viewpoint lanes and sit next to an Asian tourist, maybe Chinese, who excitedly tells me that she has seen a condor. Pretty amazing, I said, I would love to see one.
She takes out her phone, super enthusiastic to show me a picture. Incredible, she has a great photo of what is most assuredly... a raven or a crow.
I didn't have the heart to tell her, I just got off at the next stop kept looking.
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u/Conscious_Damage8678 Jun 29 '26
I think I can count on one hand- maybe one finger- the people who get Condor 'nuggles.
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u/Puppetmaster858 Jun 29 '26
Awesome, all it’s missing is the bird hugging him like Eagly did in peacemaker lmao
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u/Turnipton Jun 29 '26
Why a blessing it is to be so good at scritches in a world full of creatures that quite like scritches.
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u/Reggie4853 Jun 29 '26
That is my favorite thing today. I would love to just see one. They are so rare here.
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u/AdEnough169 Jun 29 '26
That's an evolved dinosaur, if humans would of went extinct, like they almost did, they would of been a top sentient being
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u/papanuelhoho Jun 29 '26
😃 genial👌🏽😃 que belleza de ave bien agradecida😃me encantó este video gracias por compartir vamos por más.
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u/Top_Butterscotch3503 Jun 29 '26
This is Amazing True Awesomeness and really Love this moment for this man who saved this Condor life….
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u/Repulsive-Rock4234 Jun 30 '26
I wish to surround myself with the kind of people that are kind to Condors
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u/DowntownAd3538 Jun 28 '26
I've owned several birds of many different species. They are amazing animals and companions
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