Cats and dogs have been some of
mankind’s best friends from the animal kingdom since ancient times, but
under special circumstances, close and loving friendships can form
between us and other wild animals. Such is the case with Vadim
Veligurov, a 12-year-old boy in Russia who befriended a wild sparrow.
Vadim and the sparrow, named Adi, have
been inseparable ever since he found the abandoned baby bird and nursed
it back to health. He found the bird while spending the summer at his
grandmother’s house in Minusinsk, a distant Russian town in the
Krasnoyarsk region. After nursing it back to health, it chose to stay
with him, perching on his shoulder and even sharing food with him.
This isn’t the first time we’ve seen kids befriend wild animals – real-life ‘Mowgli” Tippi Degre
befriended a host of wild animals in Africa.However, unlike Tippi’s
friends, Vadim’s friend is a bit more manageable. He plans to take the
bird home with him once he heads home at summer’s end. Even we here at
Bored Panda helped an injured sparrow, although it eventually moved on to join its sparrow friends.
Source: englishrussia
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