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An Eagle Who Adopted a Rock Becomes a Real Dad
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/17/us/murphy-bald-eagle-rock.html?smid=url-shareThe New York Times
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Murphy, a bald eagle at a bird sanctuary in Missouri, had been taking care of a rock. His keepers did not have the heart to separate them. Then when a orphaned eaglet needed a dad, Murphy was ready to step up.
https://nyti.ms/41xJgDvA baby bird known only as “eaglet 23-126” has found a home, and some caring, alongside Murphy, an adult male eagle at the World Bird Sanctuary in Valley Park, Mo.Credit...World Bird Sanctuary