Baby long-eared owls rescued by Ukrainian marines from attacks set free
The baby long-eared owls rescued by the marines have been released into the wild.
Source: Ihor Bieliakov, director of the Odesa Zoo
Details: The birds were rescued by marines from the 35th Separate Marine Brigade back in July. They were picked up from among fallen trees after a Russian missile attack.
At that time, the animals were small and needed much care.
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"The soldiers named one of the owlets Stitch, in honour of their brother-in-arms who went by the alias of Stitch and died heroically in the war against Russian brutes," says Bieliakov.
The birds were taken to the zoo by a soldier who goes by the alias of Haharin.
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The owlets were cared for in Odesa for a long time and prepared for independent living. Now they have been released into the wild.
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