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A hard-working eagle “dad” recently made national headlines after adopting an eaglet, and abandoning the rock he had been caring for.
This is the story of Murphy, a beautiful male bald eagle, who, because of a wing injury, resides permanently at a Missouri sanctuary.
Recently, keepers noticed Murphy feathering a “very simple nest” and paying extremely close and doting attention to a single “egg,” that was inside.
“We wish Murphy all the luck in the world, but we’re not telling him the reality of the situation,” the World Bird Sanctuary wrote on Facebook. “We have yet to see a rock hatch.”
The story went viral, garnered national news coverage, and prompted the sanctuary to write a follow-up post to explain the farfetched situation in detail.
For starters they quashed any notions that Murphy was lonely (he lives with 4 other eagles) or insane, explaining that nesting hormones will run their, course, he will become bored of the rock, and move on to another pastime.
Continued below.
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This is the story of Murphy, a beautiful male bald eagle, who, because of a wing injury, resides permanently at a Missouri sanctuary.
Recently, keepers noticed Murphy feathering a “very simple nest” and paying extremely close and doting attention to a single “egg,” that was inside.
“We wish Murphy all the luck in the world, but we’re not telling him the reality of the situation,” the World Bird Sanctuary wrote on Facebook. “We have yet to see a rock hatch.”
The story went viral, garnered national news coverage, and prompted the sanctuary to write a follow-up post to explain the farfetched situation in detail.
For starters they quashed any notions that Murphy was lonely (he lives with 4 other eagles) or insane, explaining that nesting hormones will run their, course, he will become bored of the rock, and move on to another pastime.
Continued below.
Bald Eagle Finally Becomes Foster Dad After Trying to Incubate a Rock for Weeks
Recently, keepers noticed Murphy feathering a "very simple nest" and paying extremely close and doting attention to a single "egg," inside.
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