The sorrow over losing the "Dear Leader" has not been confined to humans, as a group of birds were also seen gathered to "mourn" Kim Jong-il, according to North Korea's state television.
KRT showed footage of dozens of magpies perched in trees almost motionless, near a memorial tower for Kim Il-sung, founder of North Korea and father of Kim Jong-il, in Unsan county in eastern North Pyongan province.
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Coal miners in Unsan said flocks of magpies began to fly to their village on December 18, the day after Kim passed away after reportedly suffering a heart attack on-board a train. "I have been living here, a coal mine village, for about 50 years, but I have never seen a thing like this," said Baik Keun-shik.
Locals claimed the magpies would not fly away even when the villagers approached them or shone torches into the trees. "It's not just a strange natural phenomenon. It means our 'Dear Leader' was a born great man, so nature as well as all the people around the world cannot forget him, we can feel his existence in our warm heart," said Ri Yon-souk.
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