Owl in a Bowl

Ruru Morepork having a relaxing recovery

Original post – 20 Jan 2015
by Wellington Zoo Te Nukuao

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Our vets in the Nest Te Kōhanga have cared for a Morepork (Ruru) chick for the last two months, and now he has his adult feathers it’s time for him to venture out into the big wide world. This native youngster will be released in two stages. He’s gone to HUHA (Helping You Help Animals) for his ‘soft release’ – two weeks in an aviary with a lamp outside to attract moths for him to practise hunting. Then the door will be opened so he can fly away and hunt for himself, but still come back for food if he needs.

This is the same owl in the same bowl, but many weeks prior. Its juvenile white fluffy down feathers are much more conspicuous in this picture, making its tiny head poking out from the towel appear grey and floofy. The scale reads 175.59. Presumably the unit is grams. It is not clear if the combined tare weight (of the tea towel and bowl) has been brought into account.
Another angle of the burritowl
The same owl wrapped like a burrito, no longer in its bowl... it is likely being transferred either to or from said bowl. The vet staff is behind the owl, mostly out of frame wearing a red tee bearing the zoo logo.

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SpeciesCommon NameMore info
Ninox novaeseelandiaeMoreporkWiki link

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