Condor flies BACK to Argentina to Affectionately HUGS man who helped SAVE his life
The touching bond between a condor and the man who rescued it as a chick has been captured in this heart-warming video.
The man in the video, named as Edgardo, rescued the condor when it fell from its nest as a baby.
And the huge bird clearly didn’t forget his rescuer, as video footage showed the pair coming together for a big embrace when the condor returned.
After being rescued, the condor – the largest bird in North America – was then able to learn how to fly and return to normal life.
Edgardo was reunited with the condor after he rescued it as a chick when it fell from its nest
When he saw the condor again, he said: ‘Hi, how are you, you crazy thing, how do you do? What a beauty you are’
Recorded in Argentina, the clip has been viewed more than 1.2 million times on social media.
In the video, the condor walks up to Edgardo for a hug and is seen nuzzling him affectionately.
He replies, saying: ‘Hi, how are you, you crazy thing, how do you do? What a beauty you are.’
According to Edgardo’s cousin who posted the film online, Edgardo felt sorry for the chick when he found it on the ground and decided to look after it.
‘And that was the beginning of the friendship,’ he added.
The man in the video, Edgardo, rescued the condor when it fell from its nest as a baby
The video went viral on social networks, being shared more than 28,100 times and getting more than 680 comments from netizens.
Monica Chiappalone said: ‘Beautiful! How lovely! It is incredible that the wildest animals give us evidence of love.’
Gloria Valdovinos added: ‘Beautiful to have a pet like this,’ and ‘Rei Dom’ wrote: ‘What a privilege! Being able to have a magnificent animal such as this.’
