A video of the super sweet encounter is going viral on Reddit because of how wholesome it is. U/downriverrowing posted the video in subreddit r/AnimalsBeingBros, and it has over 80,000 upvotes already.

The 40-second video shows an animal official releasing a group of confused baby ducklings into a pond. Apparently, the backstory explains that the babies were orphaned. There’s no telling what happened to their mother, only that they were rescued and set out on their own in a new pond.

Barely any time passes before Stella, the mom, flaps over and says hello. The babies take to following her naturally, and soon, they merge with Stella’s biological babies who also recently hatched.

While the content itself is adorable, the words from the videographers make it even better. “She’s basically saying ‘follow me!’” explains the onlookers. “Oh, that is precious.” With oohs and ahs, the bystanders can’t help but wholeheartedly applaud Stella for being a “wonderful mom” for taking on the new babies within literal seconds of their descent on the pond.

Commenters had the same reaction. “I love how she quickly flies over like ‘where have y’all been? Let’s go!” wrote u/fakeMat.

Others noted the difference between human and animal interactions. “It’s awesome, also hilarious to think of in human terms. You just had a kid, walk outside and someone drops off a few more babies on your porch,” said u/Horskr. “‘Huh, I don’t remember having this many kids but less go!’”

And it seems this isn’t totally uncommon for birds. U/sendnewt_s explained a similar occurrence in their own life. “I witnessed a similar occurrence when a feral hen with 9 chicks died in my yard (no idea why, just found her dead) and an hour later, another hen who already had quite a few chicks of her own just seamlessly added them to her brood. It seems as though all the jungle fowl around me hatch chicks at around the same time, and this may be the reason why,” they explained.

Others argued the point and said that ducks aren’t usually ones to take on orphans. Some claim that geese, however, are known for adding outsiders to their pack.

This kind of story isn’t uncommon to r/AnimalsBeingBros, though. Immediately under the story of Stella is a similar note about a dog. After being orphaned, a group of newborn puppies was taken on by a sweet pitbull who didn’t think anything about becoming an adopted mother.