Title: Odd couple
Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 19-Jun-13, 09:23:41 PM
Little and large owls make an odd couple
A male great grey owl and the pint-sized long-eared owl have become inseparable since they began sharing a nest at a wildlife park in Goldau, Germany.
The junior partner - at 12 inches tall - is just half the size of its landlord and doesn't even seem to be put off by the fact that he has share the nest with a full time mate and several chicks too.
Vet Martin Wehrle: "A great grey owl would normally see this sort of owl as a snack. Normally a long eared owl would be too scared to go anywhere near them," he added. But observers say he has been accepted completely as one of the family.
Wehrle added: "They all get on very well together and we think the two grey owls must have accepted the long eared owl as a chick because they even try to feed it from time to time."
More here (http://austriantimes.at/news/Around_the_World/2013-06-17/49162/The_Owls_Who_Dont_Give_a_Hoot)
via (http://arbroath.blogspot.com/2013/06/little-and-large-owls-make-odd-couple.html)
A male great grey owl and the pint-sized long-eared owl have become inseparable since they began sharing a nest at a wildlife park in Goldau, Germany.
The junior partner - at 12 inches tall - is just half the size of its landlord and doesn't even seem to be put off by the fact that he has share the nest with a full time mate and several chicks too.
Vet Martin Wehrle: "A great grey owl would normally see this sort of owl as a snack. Normally a long eared owl would be too scared to go anywhere near them," he added. But observers say he has been accepted completely as one of the family.
Wehrle added: "They all get on very well together and we think the two grey owls must have accepted the long eared owl as a chick because they even try to feed it from time to time."
More here (http://austriantimes.at/news/Around_the_World/2013-06-17/49162/The_Owls_Who_Dont_Give_a_Hoot)
via (http://arbroath.blogspot.com/2013/06/little-and-large-owls-make-odd-couple.html)
Title: Re: Odd couple
Post by: Donna on 19-Jun-13, 10:18:22 PM
That's outrageous!!
Title: Re: Odd couple
Post by: MAK on 20-Jun-13, 12:38:29 AM