An eagle raised a chick after tending a rockSourced
A bald eagle incubated a rock. Then rescuers gave him a real chick.
At a Missouri sanctuary in 2023, Murphy the bald eagle began incubating a rock and guarding it from other eagles. Staff later placed a rescued eaglet in his care and watched closely. Murphy fed the chick, which was eventually released into the wild.
The unusual nest became a foster home.
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