A
grief-stricken male goose refused to leave the lifeless body of its dead
companion after she was run over by a car in south China.
The
heart-wrenching moment was caught on camera on Tuesday in a village in Longyan,
Fujian province after the goose was hit along a dirt road.
The male
goose was filmed desperately trying to wake her up by prodding her head and
lifting her neck up with his beak.
A
grief-stricken male goose refused to leave the lifeless body of its dead
companion after she was run over by a car in south China on Tuesday
The
heart-wrenching moment was caught on camera on Tuesday in a village in Longyan,
Fujian province after the goose was hit along a dirt road
The goose
belonged to a family living in the village in Changting county, according to
video news site Pear.
The male
goose spent more than 20 minutes trying to revive his companion by honking at
the motionless body of his dead partner.
After
sniffing and nudging her, he stood guard and watched over her before
reluctantly giving up.
He then
walked away, hanging his head low and in despair.
Net users,
many of them animal lovers, were saddened by the incident.
'Sometimes
animals show more devotion and commitment than humans do,' one user said on
Chinese micro-blogging site Weibo.
'What a
committed male goose. You can feel that it is devasated,' another user said.
'Please pay
attention to the road when driving!' one user said.
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