A man living in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, has formed an unlikely relationship with a stork he helped rehabilitate after finding the animal with a broken leg.
Arif, a farmer, was on the way to his fields when he spotted the struggling bird that couldn't move as he approached.
The farmer then picked up the bird and brought it into his home where he was able to bandage the stork's broken leg.
Arif and his family expected the bird to fly off when its leg had recovered but the stork has become an integral part of their lives they claim.
Footage shows Arif feeding the bird and even the stork flying alongside him as he rides his motorbike down a road.
Arif says there aren't any restrictions imposed on the bird and it is free to fly off at any time.
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