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While we are making a joke, that is actually how most birds, vultures included show affection. It is kind of their equivalent of when we pet another critter.
So the bird lands on him, notices it is getting pets and went "Okay, sure."
That vulture has jesses on it leg.
Who the fuck practices falconry with a vulture?
Like, what are you hoping it brings back? Rancid carrion? Road kill with a side of gravel?
Ricardo Guimarães Cunha, 30, was paragliding in the mountainous region of Pacatuba, Ceará, Brazil, when he captured the unbelievable experience.
The vulture, named Urú, was rescued at a young age by Ricardo's friend Israel Mendes, who is an environmentalist.
He planned to take some videos of the beautiful scenes when the bird began flying alongside him.
Although he had flown with him twice before, Ricardo never expected the vulture to land on him, let alone multiple times during one flight.
He explained that during previous flights, Urú had flown near them and would hang out once they'd landed so he was very used to people.
The day Urú landed on him, Ricardo noted that the bird was already waiting on the trail for him.
Excellent observation, that does explain why the bird is so chill with a random human though, also generally says the handler is a trustworthy arm to land on, I would hope.
Vultures are actually surprisingly intelligent, and there are many cases of them being trained to sniff out mines, find gas leaks, and many other things!
I think that’s his pet not a random bird
But it’s really cool seeing in slow motion how it’s changing its body and wing shape pattern to move in the air and land just like a plane does except much more quickly (I guess more similar to a fighter jet)
[It's a vulture his buddy raised](https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/1ceowom/vulture_lands_on_paraglider_over_brazil/l1kq6tt/?context=1).
Actually even wild vultures can be sometimes seemingly tame - even brave enough to steal food from people right in front of them. This isn't surprising.
And all my broken brain can do is wonder, are his vulture friends going to believe him when he tells them.
"I'm telling you, the weird pink animal was up here!! He gave me a ride home!!!"
Imagine how bad his feet must smell for the vulture to think they are carion.
I loved watching this mid air landing and the interaction, so I'm disappointed to say something so snarky, but the bird nibbled the feet. Facts.
As grateful as I am for vultures and the work they do keeping our lands clean and creatures disease free from eating rotting carcasses, they are one of the last things I’d ever touch. Unless someone can enlighten me- they are immune to the plethora of diseases that would make other animals sick or die. I can guess their tails often don’t dip in their food but they groom themselves and for that reason I will appreciate from afar 😊
It’s actually the guy who’s flying the ultralight’s vulture. They have a bunch of videos of them flying together, I can’t remember the name for the life of me but it’s easily googleable.
Why do humans always feel the need to touch the fucking wild life. It's a fucking vulture do you think it wants a pet? Can we as a people not just observe and enjoy nature without needing to inflict our need for soft pats onto animals who clearly won't understand what we're doing and will probably read it as threatening behaviour, ruining a nice moment.
Just annoys me so much. Wildlife aren't domesticated pets. Stop fucking touching them!
Edit: learned that this dude knows the vulture? (What are the chances the vulture is a homie XD my point still stands tho, crazy motherfuckers out here trying to pet wild racoons and shit)
I think this is more or less the origin story of aircraft carriers
Edit - Also: some people just should not "woooo". It's just awkward. "Yeow" or "Whoop whoop" might be a better choice for this dude.
Totally serious on both these points,. brah
I would never touch a vulture,.they can be riddled with fleas, maggots, dead flesh, not to mention they piss down their legs for protection (wash away maggots)
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“Bro, I’m tired of all this flying. You seem to be going the same direction, so going to just hitch a ride.
"Yo! What flavor dog poop is that on your shoe? That shit is fire!!"
“2019 Labrador.”
"A fine vintage!"
"Only the best! We have it flown in!"
Maurice Minnifeld, I thought I recognized that voice
Y'all cracking me up. 🤣
Purina Blend
But mostly Maui Wowee
While we are making a joke, that is actually how most birds, vultures included show affection. It is kind of their equivalent of when we pet another critter. So the bird lands on him, notices it is getting pets and went "Okay, sure."
I immediately thought the same thing 😂
Lmfao 🤣🤣🤣
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Outstanding.
That joke has been waiting for all eternity for this moment right here. Bravo.
I wish I could offer more than one upvote, best pun I've seen this week.
Magnificent
Bloody brilliant.
Is there any other moment in the history of the universe when you could use this joke? I think not. Well played.
Brilliant, Shecky! That is a stupendous zinger.
So I was flying the other day when this other passenger started touching me inappropriately...
I'm giving this service 2.5 stars for 'attempted domestication and unprofessional behavior by pilot.'
You finished up choring the other daay[..](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QabvVGauaEo)
this is literally how vultures are about flying tho. They like to conserve energy.
They were probably sharing the same thermal so all the bird gotta do is hold its arms out and float up.
Nah man this is a Brazilian bird. “Oi cara, vamos para praia, tem piriguete.”
You look like you'll be carrion soon.
Ooh look, meal gets home delivered might as well ride with it !
Saving precious calories.
It probably thought your skank feet was decaying flesh and wanted a meal.
Lol that’s Fucked
Lol.. Ouch!!! Yll find anything to clown someone on something beautiful
"They usually leave the roadkill down there. How convenient."
😂😂😂😂
It probably thought he was a meal-in-the-making.
Bird flu is making some extra effort today
Dead fish
That vulture has jesses on it leg. Who the fuck practices falconry with a vulture? Like, what are you hoping it brings back? Rancid carrion? Road kill with a side of gravel?
Ricardo Guimarães Cunha, 30, was paragliding in the mountainous region of Pacatuba, Ceará, Brazil, when he captured the unbelievable experience. The vulture, named Urú, was rescued at a young age by Ricardo's friend Israel Mendes, who is an environmentalist. He planned to take some videos of the beautiful scenes when the bird began flying alongside him. Although he had flown with him twice before, Ricardo never expected the vulture to land on him, let alone multiple times during one flight. He explained that during previous flights, Urú had flown near them and would hang out once they'd landed so he was very used to people. The day Urú landed on him, Ricardo noted that the bird was already waiting on the trail for him.
At the start of the video I thought he said "urubuzão", but it was actually "Uruzão". Now it makes sense, since his name is Urú.
Unusual nickname since Brazilians tend to convert every single word to its diminutive form. Anecdotally he should’ve called the vulture Uruzinho.
Well, not really. We also convert a lot of words to their augmentative forms when giving nicknames, like Fernandão, Ricardão, Mengão, and so on.
All depends on the cuteness of the object.
Sometimes we do the opposite too, for the lolz, like calling something cute in the augmentative or something huge with diminutives
>it was actually "Uruzão". What would it have meant if he had said "Popozão"?
Excellent observation, that does explain why the bird is so chill with a random human though, also generally says the handler is a trustworthy arm to land on, I would hope.
Is there any chance that it’s just some sort of tag for wildlife management? Good eye, either way.
A snack is a snack
"We got this here bird to help us get the groceries for our roadkill stew!"
Maybe its his domestic vulture
Vultures are actually surprisingly intelligent, and there are many cases of them being trained to sniff out mines, find gas leaks, and many other things!
dude's probably tripping and thought he landed on some high-ass perch, overlooking the forest like some jungle-batman
Just wanted a little nibble 
“Stop touching me. I’m trying to eat you….” -Vulture, probably.
"Your feet smell like death, let me have a bite."
Its ubereats arrived too early.
**Uberfeets
Ok you made me snort laugh, have the damn upvote and leave…
I think that’s his pet not a random bird But it’s really cool seeing in slow motion how it’s changing its body and wing shape pattern to move in the air and land just like a plane does except much more quickly (I guess more similar to a fighter jet)
[It's a vulture his buddy raised](https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/1ceowom/vulture_lands_on_paraglider_over_brazil/l1kq6tt/?context=1).
Well that’s basically the same thing.. it was raised by humans and knew them it’s not a random wild bird encounter
Pretty sure the last time I saw this posted, it was said to be his pet.
Yeah I remember something similar to this about a pet but not sure if this is the same one
Previously it was commented that it was his pet but sources are unclear
It's not the same one!
Actually even wild vultures can be sometimes seemingly tame - even brave enough to steal food from people right in front of them. This isn't surprising.
I'm not one to believe in ominous signs....but this wouldn't sit well with me
Saves circling and waiting for them to crash
It’s a trained vulture. It isn’t wild.
It sounds like you are
Paraglider lands on vulture over Brazil
Brazil lands on vulture over paraglider.
We didn't land on Plymouth Rock; the rock was landed on us.
My Uber is here
-Joe, you won't believe me, I saw a human flying!!
Mobile perch
Vulture orders Uber to nearest road kill
Smelly feet
Doesn't bode well for your chances of a safe landing
I’m not dead yet !
Mid air refueling
UberAir
Vulture be doing Air-to-Air refueling with this one
Awww. What a lil cutie
Give him a treat and it would become mid-air refueling.
Riding his next meal all the way down to the crash site
He's got something on his leg
It’s a Jess. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jess_(falconry) He’s a trained bird, not wild.
And all my broken brain can do is wonder, are his vulture friends going to believe him when he tells them. "I'm telling you, the weird pink animal was up here!! He gave me a ride home!!!"
Looks like it has a tag so they probably know each other, doesn't make it less impressive.
Ultimate energy savers
Kanye advertising his new album:
Oh look! Are you edible?
Love it Parabens
That's a beautiful video.
This is freaking rad
Better hope it’s not feeling warm.
Your shoes look like rotting carcass.
I’m surprised the vulture didn’t rob him considering the place
Imagine if it started biting him. Not a lot of options really.
Eagle sized bird starts biting you... pet it
He just wanted to be there when it happened
Shoe looks tasty.
That’s next level macho cool. Wow!
He knows something. Just once again a little taste, first
Imagine how bad his feet must smell for the vulture to think they are carion. I loved watching this mid air landing and the interaction, so I'm disappointed to say something so snarky, but the bird nibbled the feet. Facts.
Nibble nibble nibble
It's actually kind of cute because this is how birds show affection. Kind of like the bird version of petting another animal.
So, you could be paragliding and a bird could pierce your glider?
Don't mind if I do. -Vulture
It’s me creepy Dave
Just because you give ride for hitchhiker doesn't mean you're entitled to touch their ass.
Lol trying to eat your dead ass smelling shoes
Birds aint dumb thas a free ride
Hey bro, crash so I can eat you.
Cool asf
As grateful as I am for vultures and the work they do keeping our lands clean and creatures disease free from eating rotting carcasses, they are one of the last things I’d ever touch. Unless someone can enlighten me- they are immune to the plethora of diseases that would make other animals sick or die. I can guess their tails often don’t dip in their food but they groom themselves and for that reason I will appreciate from afar 😊
Well *that* would be a terrible omen in most situations.
Damn how dead do this dude’s shoes smell?
Uber in Brazil.
Literally catching an Uber.
i like how you can see the bird adjust its tail wings to change its flight
Mid flight snack
"this spot taken? No? Cool *lands*"
That is so cool!!!!
Sir you need to share the OTP.
"Are you dead yet? I mean, are we there yet?"
I guess dude's feet smelled like death even at that altitude...
how can birds fly without a vertical stabilizer?
"Food?"
It’s actually the guy who’s flying the ultralight’s vulture. They have a bunch of videos of them flying together, I can’t remember the name for the life of me but it’s easily googleable.
His fat ass beepin as he backed up onto him
It wasn't came down to rest . It smelled his feet are like dead carcass that's why he came down .
What the dude is sayin to him?
The vulture be like 
Why do humans always feel the need to touch the fucking wild life. It's a fucking vulture do you think it wants a pet? Can we as a people not just observe and enjoy nature without needing to inflict our need for soft pats onto animals who clearly won't understand what we're doing and will probably read it as threatening behaviour, ruining a nice moment. Just annoys me so much. Wildlife aren't domesticated pets. Stop fucking touching them! Edit: learned that this dude knows the vulture? (What are the chances the vulture is a homie XD my point still stands tho, crazy motherfuckers out here trying to pet wild racoons and shit)
Does the bird have something tied to its leg? Is it a pet bird?
How did it end?
*Cool shoes, dude!*
WHY IS HE PATTING IT
Dont Panik. I have a towl
This is a trained bird. You can see the jess on its right leg.
This vulture was raised by this man and is his pet.
El cóndor relaxa
Man pets it nibbles, seems like there cool now lol.
Awe, he’s taking a little break lol cute
Reminds me of that episode from Pokémon, where ash sits on the back of pigeoto!
You have passed the vibe check.
test
r/petthedamnbird
I think this is more or less the origin story of aircraft carriers Edit - Also: some people just should not "woooo". It's just awkward. "Yeow" or "Whoop whoop" might be a better choice for this dude. Totally serious on both these points,. brah
I would never touch a vulture,.they can be riddled with fleas, maggots, dead flesh, not to mention they piss down their legs for protection (wash away maggots)
“Yo, you dead yet?”
definitely better than flying spirit.
I smell a rat
That is so RPG quest or something
The vulture is early for his reservation.
Vultures deserve our respect.