A man visited an injured swan at a swannery to show sympathy toward it. But the way this injured swan reacted to this gesture of kindness is heart-touching. The swan wrapped its long neck around the neck of the man in a way that seemed to want to give a warm hug to this kind-hearted man. Richard Wiese, who is the presenter of the “Born to Explore” adventurous travel show, is the kindhearted man in this story. Besides, this heartwarming encounter happened in the Abbotsbury Swannery at Weymouth, United Kingdom.
During a trip to Abbotsbury Swannery, Wiese heard about this injured swan. Instead of watching it from a distance, he decided to visit it and console its pain. At that time, swan was about to be transferred to the clinic for additional treatments. Wiese shared his experience of this heartwarming encounter while explaining the wonder of the swan’s reaction. He mentioned that when he kept the swan close against his chest, he had felt its heartbeat. He believed that the swan had felt the same, and that closeness had let it feel this man’s sympathy towards itself.
These kinds of heartwarming encounters between humans and animals occasionally happen around the world. Although animals cannot articulate verbally, they are capable of making us feel their emotions with sweet gestures. They are sometimes more capable of understanding human emotions than we are. This story reminds us to be kind and beloved to animals all the time because our kindness means a lot to them. However, some reckless and unkind activities done by humans, intentionally or unintentionally, have severely impacted the wellbeing of animals. Eventually, we should not forget that showing kindness to animals is essential for building the harmony between humans and animals.
