Swans are known as one of the most graceful, and elegant creatures in the animal kingdom, but if you’ve ever tried to get close to one of these beautiful animals, you know how aggressive and territorial they can be.
Yet when Richard Wiese, a host for the television show ‘Born to Explore‘ who had been visiting the U.K.’s Abbotsbury Swannery, witnessed a swan get injured after flying into a chain-link fence, he knew he had to try and help the animal if it let him get close enough as swans have been known to peck and attack people who get too close.
Incredibly, the swan not only let Wiese help, but it cuddled up next to him and wrapped its long neck around his shoulders. “I grabbed it, had one arm over its wings and the other at the base of its neck. I pulled it to my chest and somehow it felt comfortable or safe, and within minutes it just surrendered itself. It literally took its neck and wrapped it around mine,” Wiese said.
“I could feel its chest beating against mine. To fully experience it, I felt like I wanted to close my eyes and isolate myself for the moment,” Wiese said. “It’s a really terrific feeling when you feel that bond and mutual trust with this non-verbally communicating animal, when the animal realizes you intend it no harm.”
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