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An Injured Butterfly Got a Dried Flower for a Wing (and It Can Fly Again)

After finding an injured butterfly, a man used sugar water, YouTube tutorials, and a pressed orchid petal to help it fly again.

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Morhaf Ghazi found a butterfly with a broken wing on a hiking trail and, somehow, had exactly what he needed to fix it.

The 30-year-old was hiking in Amman, Jordan, when he spotted a butterfly sitting too still on the trail. Butterflies don’t just hang around while humans approach. He got closer and saw the right wing was badly crumpled, leaving the insect completely unable to fly. Most people would see this, be super bummed out and helpless, then keep walking. Ghazi........

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