How does a swan say:

"Thank you for rescuing me?"

While rescuing injured birds the swan wrapped his neck around the rescuer's neck.
Usually swans are very territorial and don't like human company, but Richard Wiese experiences a moving and wonderful moment during a rescue operation executed with several of his friends from a Foundation aiding and rescuing injured birds in England. This is how he describes this moment: "I lifted him, gently pressed on his chest so that he felt confident and safe. After a few moments the swan stopped resisting and literally wrapped himself around my neck. I could feel his heart beating besides mine.
I wanted to shut my eyes in order to enjoy this moment completely - It's really a wonderful feeling when you sense a true connection and mutual trust- when an animal realizes you mean him no harm.


"Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal, their world is changed forever!" - Unknown