Influencer Starts Online Drama by Attempting to "Rescue" a Grounded Baby Hawk, Gets Slammed by Experts for Doing It All for Views (Video)

Hey, Animal Comedy-ers. Normally, we share some wholesome animal videos with you on our site, but today, we're thirsty for a sip of spicy drama tea that is too juicy to pass up. You've probably come across a group of teenagers making a TikTok in the streets, or people filming themselves doing something stupid that you just know they're going to upload to social media. Although we're sure the influencer in this video had good intentions, we're also sure she knew it would get a lot of views to handle the situation inappropriately.

She found a fledgling hawk in her backyard, and instead of calling animal services, she decided to take it into her vacant cat patio to "rescue" it. We're not an expert on birds of prey, but we do know that you're not supposed to touch baby wild animals, as the smell of humans can lead the mother to abandon the baby. Experts online slammed her for doing it all for views, and each comment is spicier than the last. Scroll down to see the whole video and see if she learned her lesson about making a video for social media instead of doing the right thing.

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A lot of people mistake scared animals with "calm" ones. A lot of wild animals shut down with fear as a response, and this bird is clearly afraid. You would be too if you just fell out of a tree!

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We're sure her heart was in the right place, but maybe a quick Google search would have saved her a lot of trouble. Also, it wouldn't be our first thought to put a wild bird in a cage. Just saying.

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