People Are Sharing Selfies With Animals After This Girl's Dad Took A Selfie With A Pigeon

    Whatever your thoughts on pigeons, they sure look swell in a selfie.

    Brad Esposito
    by Brad Esposito

    BuzzFeed News Reporter, Australia

    This is Hanine El Mir. She's a student at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon studying English Literature and Media / Communications.

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    And this is Hanine's dad, Khaled.

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    Last Saturday, Hanine tweeted a picture out to her 2100 followers of her dad. Traveling in Poland for work, Khaled and taken some time off to stop next to pigeons and grab a selfie. "MY DAD TOOK A SELFIE WITH A PIGEON I'M SCREAMING," wrote Hanine.

    حنين @CaffeineHanine

    MY DAD TOOK A SELFIE WITH A PIGEON I'M SCREAMING

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    What followed was thousands and thousands of retweets as people, for whatever reason, became mystified with Khaled's expression, the pigeon's expression, and whatever led to the two sharing this moment for a brief slither of time.

    Dopamine @DayuuumDanielle

    @CaffeineHanine HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA THAT IS LITERALLY THE FUNNIEST AND CUTEST THING IVE SEEN

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    Tavinte Sinclair @tavinte

    @CaffeineHanine @gxsxs How did it stay there long enough just in time to take a selfie without flying away?

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    Ghostica Olin @olinj

    @CaffeineHanine omg thank you for sharing that - It made me smile on a day when my anxiety is in the driver's seat. Thank you!

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    "He didn't seem to think it's a big deal," Hanine told BuzzFeed News when asked about her father. "In his head, it's just another selfie he took and he takes a lot of selfies."

    M A N A L @manalhamdon1

    @CaffeineHanine This makes me happy everytime i see it 😂

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    Khaled told his daughter that he managed to snap the selfie with the pigeon as it was one of the younger birds. "He's very dedicated to feeding animals," said Hanine, "he feeds every stray cat he sees here in Lebanon."

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    As the thousands (and thousands) of retweeted rolled in, others began sharing their own animal selfies.

    iShan't @shant_p

    @CaffeineHanine Sup

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    🔥Shihab🔥 @Shihab_1112

    @CaffeineHanine bro... lol

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    Manasa @Manasanity

    @CaffeineHanine Hi 😁

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    Nur Amylia @amyliaAB

    @CaffeineHanine @G2jAnN my dad and his swan 😍

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    Ricky Guzman @swag_ricky48

    @CaffeineHanine @lickylulu smh...

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    And many told Hanine she needed to protect her father for some reason (maybe because of his mystical ability to relax with animals?) while others thought it looked like an absolute nightmare.

    angel ! 🎈 @grazebos_

    protect ur dad at all costs https://t.co/ayBUsDhTqE

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    Oh and one person painted a picture of the whole scene. Normal stuff.

    shan @yungsmartin

    @CaffeineHanine My friend just silently came up to me and handed me this. She watercolored the picture of your dad… https://t.co/Z6NPave0Kp

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    "I didn't expect people to be this invested," said Hanine.

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    "At first when I tweeted the photo I thought I was only talking to the 10-20 people who usually pay attention to my tweets."

    Well, it certainly seems like people are invested now.

    nevlar morrison @Neville7hedevil

    @CaffeineHanine @kerrismcgirr

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