A bizarre video, of what seems like a crow, has baffled netizens after it went viral on social media. Tweeted by a user @keita_simpson, captioned, “Thanks for the shock from the morning. Bad for the heart,” the clip featured a black crow perched in an absurd posture on a flight of stairs. From the look of it, it seems as the crow has its feet missing and it is resting on its wings.
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The tweet, which has been viewed over 10 million times, triggered several reactions online with many pointing out that the posture of the bird resembled that of a gorilla. Wondering what we are talking about? Check out the video here:
While many were spooked after seeing the video, others found a hilarious take on it and flooded the post with memes and jokes on the “gorilla crow”. Here are some of the many reactions to the viral tweet.
https://twitter.com/FruityLoopsMax/status/1143826955776778240
https://twitter.com/Fiorevento/status/1142306620715614208
https://twitter.com/LlamaInaTux/status/1142460812306472965
However, another user Kaeli Swift, whose Twitter bio states that she has a PhD in crow death behaviours, explained that the bird actually sunning itself, which is a “common behaviour among birds”.