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Someone here got to meet Pip! (Not me 😧😁) (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by anon6789@lemmy.world to c/superbowl@lemmy.world

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I received a PM from a fellow Lemming who wished to remain incognito with a photo they took of Pip!

A pip is the first hole the baby bird pokes to start escaping its eggy confinement, which is what Pip is named for.

Pip is one of a few special Hawk Owl babies born a few weeks ago as the first group of animal ambassadors of this species in the US. Many people across the country can now have a much easier chance to see one of these owls up close.

I'm very jealous in the most positive way, as he looks to be one cute little owlet. He's a couple hours from me, so I want to see him at some point, but I'm so glad at least one of you got to see him while he's little at his grand debut.

To learn more on Pip, see my original post here.

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[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That was way more information than I expected, but cool :) my 5am brain didn't even register the possibility of being from a young age and thus so at ease. I always imagined the sort of situation to be kinda like you describe, 'what are you doing, I was napping, get out, stop, GET OUT GET OUT >:(' so when I saw bare fingers I was like ACK. :p

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Oh, I understand morning brain all too well. 😔

Pip and his hatch mate (post pending!) are extra special because they are the first Hawk Owls in the country that were allowed to be hand raised so they can be this cooperative.

Was just joking with other staff this weekend how we should get a sweet Barn Owl and let our grumpy half-imprint Great Horned retire from public life. It's not going to happen, I mainly just want to see a Barn Owl right now. Ironically, the rehabber said we get more owls that should be rarer here like Long and Short Ears than we do Barn Owls. I guess nobody told them where they were supposed to be.