Gallery+VIDEO – A bird about town: Pet Rhea bird spotted on Luxembourg tram on Saturday – RTL Today

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Tram riders got a bit of a surprise on Saturday as they were joined by a Rhea. We chatted to one of the passengers, who says the bird seemed happy to be there and is travelling the world with its owner.
As with so many of the most gloriously offbeat stories we’ve featured on RTL Today – the Friends Luxembourg remix, or the argument that sees Grand Duke Henri as the rightful king of England, for instance – this story comes straight from the wonderful world of Reddit and, specifically, r/Luxembourg.
Oh, and how could we forget – this isn’t even the first animal-on-public-transport-story we’ve got via the wonderful folk of Reddit. There was also the 2019 classic: goats on a bus, and the follow-up.
Specifically, the pictures were posted by the user kryptoKid123, who said their mum snapped the photos on Saturday at around 10.15pm (it’s unclear if it was heading home from a night on town). Other users also confirmed the sighting, with lux_semois stating that they’d walked past the bird and owner on a crosswalk, while ayushwas spotted the fowl by the entral station as “commuters, cops, guards, TT were taking selfies on the station with them (the emu and his owner)”.
We reached out to KryptoKid123, also known in non-digital spheres as Albert, to get their permission to use the photos.. as well as answer some questions. Our feathered friend hopped on the tram at Place de Metz, and disembarked by the central station – which of course raises the question of whether it then hopped on a train or bus, or if it lives locally. Anyone with answers to that, see below.
Albert also told us that the police stopped the bird and owner, who had to show documentation: “he then asked if he could go on the tram and they said no problem! As it it was just another pet!”. Luckily Albert also spoke to the owner to get some background, and says that the bird (6 years of age) and its owner are from Slovenia and have been travelling the world together, with this being their first visit to Luxembourg.
Naturally we also wanted to know if the bird seemed happy to find himself in these rather strange circumstances for a bird. Albert assured us that while he was initially very stressed – “because it was so extraordinary and I hadn’t been on a tram with one before” – the bird was very gentle and curious, seemed to like interacting with humans, and hopped on the tram “without any problem. As if he were a human!”
Did you see the bird? Do you have additional photos to share? ARE you the bird (or more realistically, the bird’s owner/friend)? Get in touch with us via [email protected]!
Update: We’ve just found out that the friendly fowl was recently spotted in Brussels as well!
Update 2: want to follow the bird on Facebook? You’re in luck!
One of our readers was kind enough to send us this TikTok video of the bird in action!

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