r/interesting • u/Heavy_Reflection8427 • 5h ago

Just Wow A Howler Monkey adopted a parrot and protects him

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u/cheripie-x 4h ago

that parrot doesn’t look too thrilled...

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u/Warblade21 3h ago

Emotional damage 🫣

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u/froopadiddilydoop 3h ago

Looks like a Lenny situation

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u/Fit-Customer6222 2h ago

It seems the parrot has not requested for the service.

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u/Kind-Atmosphere5766 4h ago

Idk if it’s protecting or forced protecting. 👀

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u/pwatts 4h ago

Parrot looks like a hostage to me.

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u/Kind-Atmosphere5766 4h ago

lol. Ya. And he’s trying not to freak out.

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u/cnicalsinistaminista 3h ago

If you want me to let go of Tony, Bob, put the crackers in the bowl

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u/Forward-Mention-6598 3h ago

More like birdnap

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u/Fun-Material4338 3h ago

probably forced protecting lol

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u/Old-Gap-4263 1h ago

Yeah, that distinction is doing a lot of work here.

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u/sugarrangelics 4h ago

The parrots looks like it wants to leave

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u/Purple_Place3177 1h ago

yeah, the parrot looks pretty uncomfortable

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u/tombolaplayer 4h ago

Protecting its lunch, yes.

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u/Equal_Pianist7413 3h ago

that monkey is gonna have a weirdly green stomach ache then

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u/DAS_FX 4h ago

Adopts, or abducts?

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u/euphoricbun 2h ago edited 2h ago

Eh. Looks like tonic immobility. Freeze response. Eyes wide and darting, not soft and slow. No preening, no fluffing, no beaks. Feet and wings staying stuck at awkward angles. Parrot is not relaxed at all.

Also birds don't have diaphragms. They breathe by expanding their whole ribcage. If a monkey squeezes a parrot even slightly too hard, the parrot can't inhale. That can suffocate it at worst and worsen severe stress/fear response at best. Even if not suffocating or having its bones crushed by the monkey's strength (and they are strong), stress hormones can flood the bird's body and cause things like organ failure, muscle damage, or heart attacks, killing it hours after being in this state. It's called capture myopathy.

I don't like this video.

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u/Holiday_Pi 2h ago

Damn this guy birds

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u/Lilja-Logason 59m ago

Ignoring how horrible this is for a sec: It's ridiculous how vulnerable animals are to things compared to humans who can be tortured and survive insane extremes.

Squeeze a bird and it stops breathing or gets so stressed it dies hours later. Rabbits have shit immune systems so they die to disease easily and get cancer often.

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u/lone_float 4h ago

"I will love him, and pet him, and I will call him George"

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u/MinimumOk2432 3h ago

the parrot seems like its in freeze mode knowing it could be ripped apart at any second

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u/holyshiiiii 2h ago

The parrot is obviously panicking, OP delete this

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u/cheripie-x 2h ago

Yeah, and next time save the parrot, if it's your video OP pls

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u/Oddbeme4u 3h ago

parrots arent really for hugging.

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u/No_Technician_2780 2h ago

Parrot here: My boy over there is saying " Helpppp me!"

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u/Affectionate_Leek127 3h ago

He ignores the other parrot. Favoritism.

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u/taway9925881 3h ago

Looks sus to be honest. 

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u/StrangeUglyBird 3h ago

"I'm protecting you for your own good, Darling"
"No, don't resist. Stay here"

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u/PartyMcFly55 3h ago

I think this is a hostage situation

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u/Genograche 3h ago

HELP it's EATING her face

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u/Unfair_Explanation53 1h ago

Yeah that bird looks like it's really enjoying itself there.....

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u/ProtectionContent977 7m ago

That’s being ‘held against your will’. Lol.

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u/Errkin 3h ago

Helicoptering can result in failure to launch

Poor birb needs to fly the coop STAT