- A bald eagle at a Missouri sanctuary
has a new role, father.
31-year-old Murphy warmed hearts after he
spent weeks caring for an egg that was actually a rock.
An orphaned eaglet was slowly introduced to Murphy.
The pair are bonding beautifully at the sanctuary,
said on Facebook.
The sanctuary has not named the eaglet
for superstitious reasons.
Named patients are cursed in either end
up dying or being nonreleasable, they explained on Facebook.
Murphy has a permanent wing injury
that prevents him from being released back into the wild.
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