more pictures and an update please...
23-06-2013, 04:50 PM
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Re: Nando
Here is a bit of information on what imprinting is:-http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episo...printing/7367/
I realise that if Cassie is to be successful with imprinting Nando, it has to be done when he is very young - and the owl does appear to be very young from the photographs. I would be interested to know what Cassie intends to do with Nando and where she got him from. I must confess I have have mixed feelings and reservations about taking what is essentially a wild creature, imprinting it and keeping it in captivity. Whether captive born or not a barn owl is not a domesticated creature, and it is unlikely Nando will ever be able to live and cope in the wild, I don't think barn owls are normally used for the same purpose that the falcons and other raptors often are used for either. Maybe he will be used for educational purposes.
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