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Someone gives a hoot. This baby great horned owl, only 2 or 3 weeks old, was brought in to the Toronto Humane Society after it was found with an injur(...)
Someone gives a hoot. This baby great horned owl, only 2 or 3 weeks old, was brought in to the Toronto Humane Society after it was found with an injur(...)

Someone gives a hoot. This baby great horned owl, only 2 or 3 weeks old, was brought in to the Toronto Humane Society after it was found with an injur(...)

Date3/26/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Someone gives a hoot. This baby great horned owl; only 2 or 3 weeks old; was brought in to the Toronto Humane Society after it was found with an injured leg. Alivson Handson; a wildlife rehabilitator for the society; says it is to be sent to the Owl Rehabilitation Research station in Vineland near St. Catharines today. These owls are common in Canada.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0113782F
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