The animal kingdom is full of surprises.
This gentle bear named Vali at the Budapest Zoo in Hungary shocked onlookers when it rescued a black hooded crow from drowning.
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The YouTube clip, uploaded by user Aleksander Medves, shows a bear inspecting a crow on June 19 (it was put on YouTube a few days later). The crow was unable to escape a pool in the bear's enclosure, and after a few tense moments, the bear approaches, pulls the crow out and places it safely on the ground.
The crow is visibly stunned -- most likely, they expected the crow to be the bear's dinner. The bear just moseys off and eats what appears to be an apple instead of his feathered friend.
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According to the zoo's website, Vali the bear was probably just curious and didn't intend to save the crow's life. Either that or she's a vegetarian.
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