Newsweek reported that the video posted on social media site Twitter has attracted 2.5 million views as of noon on June 20. The recorded image shows a boy standing next to a tall goose cage holding a leaf up for a tall animal in front of him.
The tall heron used its mouth to pick up the leaves and pulled them up, but accidentally lifted the boy to a height of at least 1.83m for a few seconds.
The unexpected situation caused the man and the woman next to him, seemingly the boy's parents, to panic and pull the boy back until he was put down to the ground safely.
The ancient heron is the tallest damaged animal on Earth and the male of this species can reach a height of 5.5m. The tallest ever-oldold geese is known as a male member of the Masai xeese breed, George, up to 6m high, living in Chester Zoo in Cheshire, UK.
According to the animal relief organization Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, the number of herons currently worldwide is about 111,000 and they are considered "ended major vulnerable species", of which 2 species are classified as "extremely endangered".
