News that a Rhea (a flightless relative of the Ostrich and the Emu) has pecked the hand of the Brazilian President, Jair Bolsonaro, illustrates several points (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/14/jair-bolsonaro-bitten-by-bird-during-coronavirus-quarantine). The most obvious is that photo opportunities with animals don't always go to plan. So, when the 'bored' President, after his current week-long period of Covid-19-related self isolation, tried to amuse himself by feeding the birds, he was dicing with trouble. The event a) Illustrates that privileged people have rather better environments in which to 'self isolate'; b) Shows they are somewhat testy about any such need to do so and c) Can be used as a 'hook' to focus on his anti-environmental actions.
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