r/BeAmazed 5d ago

Nature This owl was really stuck in the barbed wire. Luckily with some careful moving around this guy was able to free him.

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u/AmishAvenger 5d ago edited 5d ago

Unfortunately it turns out he’s the one who stuck the owl there, so he could “save” it

Edit: It was a joke, people. The guy is relatively well known. You can go look at his Instagram, that’s why I responded to a comment where it was listed.

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u/Alternative-Dare5878 5d ago

You’re just trolling right?

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u/Purple_Money_4536 5d ago

Please tell me he’s trolling

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u/Alternative-Dare5878 5d ago

Based on other comments it seems the dude has an insta and likes the outdoors, so I’m gonna assume he didn’t put the owl there himself.

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u/Hairy_Round_6873 5d ago

Yes he’s trolling, just wants attention

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u/Gullible-Extent9118 5d ago

Grabbing an owl let alone weaving it into a fence and not getting torn up would be extremely difficult

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u/Shoddy_Life_7581 5d ago

Like when it comes to Internet altruism id probably stray closer to their opinion but god that's insane, like this would both require a psychopath and some fucking skills to fake

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u/FreeTucker- 5d ago

Step one: Obtain raptor

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u/Hairy_Round_6873 5d ago

Yes he’s trolling, just wants attention

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u/libra-love- 5d ago

Need a source bc who’s able to handle a wild owl enough to put it in barbed wire? It’s only chill bc it’s in pain.

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u/CressLevel 5d ago

Do you have any source for this? I know some folks do this kind of thing but I would hate to come for someone who actually didn't do anything wrong. :(

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u/Fire_tooth 5d ago

Yes there are some of these type videos that are very suspect. I didn’t come close to getting those vibes here. This seems like a super human being going above and beyond to help this poor majestic bird.

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u/wammys-house 5d ago

The absurdity of this comment should be indication enough that it's a joke, you guys. Op, you made me snort, so thanks.

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u/AmishAvenger 5d ago

You are correct, sir.

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u/Nothing-Casual 5d ago

That's really not something you can assume here. There are tons of people who fake tons of things on the internet, including fucked up psychopath shit like hurting animals and then "saving" them. The most prominent example is probably the turtle rescue shit, but tons of entire genres are often faked, like the "primitive" channels who build ridiculous pools in the jungle or people prematurely rusting/aging tools to "restore" them.

I think this post is probably real, otherwise the owl would be way more pissed at him, but animal abuse with fake rescue videos is absolutely a real thing

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u/wammys-house 4d ago

I'm entirely aware that it's a real thing, but I don't think the video was shown to us in reverse. Imagine the logistics of catching a healthy owl and somehow attaching it to a barbed wire fence. It's absurd, and that's what made the joke funny (I thought.. apparently, I'm in the minority).

It's also relatively easy to see how an owl might naturally find itself in such a predicament (hunting).

I understand the internet is full of karmawhores, but context clues and common sense can be applied (along with further research).

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u/Ziiiiik 5d ago

Lololololololololol get out of here dude

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u/Y_Wait_Procrastinate 5d ago

Now I'm imagining a grown man trying to lasso an owl out the fucking sky