A struggling pigeon may be able to fly another day thanks to the quick action of a friendly golden retriever.
New footage, shared by Newsflare, shows what happened on December 26 when a puppy named Golden went into action to save a bird in distress.
In the video — which was filmed in Samut Prakan, Thailand — the dog can be seen recognizing a struggling pigeon, waiting at the side of a garden pond for it to float to the edge and opening its mouth to eventually grab the bird and carry it to safety on a dry, wooden platform surface.
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The bird, still alive as it floated in the water on the surface of the koi pool, quickly spread its feathers as the dog carried it to safety.
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The owner of the dog told the portal that they believe the bird fell into the lake due to exhaustion and floated on the surface. The bird stayed out of the water until it regained enough strength to fly away, according to Newsflare.
While there hasn’t been much news about the bird since the apparent rescue, 2024 is already shaping up to be a big year for feathered friends.
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News of Golden’s bird rescue comes just days after hundreds of birds took over a parking lot in Cypress, Texas, in a scene one observer called “straight out of a Hitchcock movie.”
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In footage captured on camera by TikToker Yvone Gomez, a huge flock of great-tailed grackles could be seen monopolizing a department store parking lot, perched on top of cars, above shopping cart holders, inside the bed of a truck, and even in the middle of the parking lot. yourself.
The birds didn’t seem to move much either, and Gomez even said they “didn’t get scared when I blew the horn,” and didn’t react when the child screamed at them.
The species is common in all seasons in areas of the southern US, according to Houston Audubon, and the organization notes that they tend to “congregate in large flocks and prefer shopping malls and fast food parking lots where there is food waste and trees or light poles to sit on.” .”
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