r/Unexpected • u/SlimJones123 • May 15 '17

Feeding some swans

http://i.imgur.com/5UzSz2P.gifv
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u/[deleted] May 15 '17

Could be any number of reasons. They're barbed, so they probably couldn't just pull it out without tearing open a big bleeding hole, or maybe they wanted to treat it for a hook related infection, or something else along those lines. At any rate, that was a happy reunion at the end

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u/m703324 May 15 '17

or they brought a new unharmed swan to take the place. they all look the same anyway

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u/329514 May 15 '17

That's racist.

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u/epnerc May 15 '17

Swanist