The Burning Platform – Enormous condor returns to thank man who saved him years before as rescue creates unique bond between unlikely pair

A condor has struck up an unusual friendship with a man who saved the huge creature’s life.

The man nursed the condor back to health after it reportedly fell from a nest as a baby.

And the condor clearly didn’t forget his rescuer, as video footage shows the pair greeting each other with hugs and one big warm embrace, after 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.

In the video the condor flaps its wings before appearing to move in for an embrace with the man.

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Despite their differences, the pair appear completely at ease in each other’s company.

It is not unusual for the condor to fly back and visit its rescuer, and according to locals the bird is said to return to visit the man fairly frequently.

Animal lovers have hailed the condor on social media where the heartwarming clip has been viewed nearly 2,000 times.

Emma Johnson commented how the video made her day, before adding: “Great people do exist.”

And Roxanne Reeves said: “This warms my heart to see this for a change instead of animals being abused, this man truly has a kind heart and soul and the beautiful condor can see it.”

A man named Edgardo has become a viral sensation after a video showing him greeting and hugging a large condor was released. The condor comes up to Edgardo and nestles his head in the man’s arms and enjoys a neck rub. He even unfolds his wings so he can get an affectionate hug.

This unlikely friendship began after Edgardo rescued the bird. The cattle rancher (estanciero) found the bird with one of his legs hurt when he was just a chick on the patio of his home in Loncopué, Argentina. He nicknamed the bird “Condorito” after a popular comic strip featuring an anthromorphic condor.

“One day in March he appeared here alone and with a broken leg. We were healing him from an injury that did not seem to be serious and from that day he approaches me every time I call him,” said Edgardo to Los Andes. “When I contacted Fauna people [wildlife organization] they told me it was a male pigeon who believe that he was born in October of last year and who apparently had lost contact with his parents,” he told La Mañana de Neuquén.

SF Source The Burning Platform Jun 2017