A series of touching images showing a goose hugging an abandoned puppy on a street went viral on social media. This story proves that real love and friendship know no boundaries. And this compassionate goose knew exactly what it had to do when it saw a shivering puppy on the street. This ᴀʙᴀɴᴅᴏɴᴇᴅ puppy had no chance of surviving in the extreme cold. But the kind goose jumps in like his mom and hugs him for hours just to keep warm!

According to Snopes, the original story happened after a polar vortex hit North America in January 2019:

“The man finds a goose that was shaking with cold sᴛᴜᴄᴋ to a pole in Montana, the goose was sheltering with her wings a puppy that was about to ᴅ.ɪ.ᴇ ғʀᴏᴢᴇɴ. We have so much to learn as a species.”  Facebook post by Suzanne PadaPetra.

The puppy was believed to be ᴀʙᴀɴᴅᴏɴᴇᴅ by its mother shortly after birth on the street and it was shivering terribly due to the cold weather when it was found by a kindhearted goose. In the heartwarming scene, the goose did not hesitate to use its wings to protect the puppy from the cold and to keep it warm.

According to the post, the user initially thought that the bird was going to ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ the puppy after seeing it staying close to the puppy.

However, the goose later used its beak to pet the puppy and kept it warm underneath its wings for quite a while as the puppy fast asleep in its embrace.

Fortunately for the poor little puppy, he was rescued by the photographer and now is well and healthy. But, however, it’s incredible how different species are taking care of each other in times of need.

There is some controversy about when and where these photos originated and although we may never know who took these photos or exactly where they were taken, there is no doubting the heartwarming images in the pictures.  We can all learn a lesson in love and goodwill from a notoriously aggressive goose that is surely saving the life of a puppy by keeping it warm.