• @[email protected]
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      Holloway tells STLPR that the sanctuary is considering auctioning Murphy’s rock as a fundraiser for the nonprofit.

      That would be a really funny thing to own lol

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      Murphy was experiencing a spring hormonal surge compelling him to brood

      Haven’t we all?

    • @robocall
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      Thanks for providing an update. I’m happy for Murphy and the eaglet.

      • @Fedizen
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        Murphy’s second law is "If it can’t happen, that’s just like your opinion, man

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      Hey cut him some slack. He just wanted to be a father really bad. Often male eagles will assist in taking turns brooding the eggs with the mothers and many other parental duties

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    “He was sitting on a rock and everybody told him, ‘It’s a rock, it’s not going to hatch,’” Griffard tells the Post. “And all of a sudden, in his mind, it hatched and he has a chick.”

    Who’s the idiot now zooologists.

  • @mPony
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    I love this glimpse into early-career Murphy

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    A male bald eagle that believes it’s a female? This is like prime Fox News outrage fuel.

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    My inner chicken farmer is telling me to go hug that giant flight capable chicken Edit: spelling fix

    • @Burninator05
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      Although its probably a bad idea it’s probably mostly socially acceptable to hug an eagle for being a good dad.

      I don’t think it’s either a good idea or socially acceptable to hang an eagle under any circumstances.

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    Big Tolkien fan, that bird is