貓頭鷹「偷渡」入紐約 棲身曼哈頓聖誕樹

【新唐人亞太台 2020 年 12 月 05 日訊】進入12月，美國紐約曼哈頓洛克菲勒中心一如以往，在中心大門外設置聖誕裝飾迎接佳節。在將樹固定的途中卻發現，裝置巨型聖誕樹時，竟發現一隻貓頭鷹藏身樹內。

原來這隻並非貓頭鷹寶寶，而是一隻鋸齒貓頭鷹，屬美國東北部最小的品種，貓頭鷹被發現時，有些微脫水而且應該是餓壞了，牠藏身在這棵23公尺高的挪威雲杉裡，從紐約州的奧尼昂塔市被運過來，估計應該已經至少沒吃沒喝3天，幸好獸醫檢查後沒有大礙，獸醫檢查後發現小貓頭鷹的狀況良好，將牠命名為洛克菲勒，等牠身體恢復後將會放生讓牠回歸大自然。

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Owl freed after days in Rockefeller Christmas Tree
An owl that was found stuck in the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree was released back into nature on November 24 at sunset after being treated at a rehabilitation facility. 

The Northern saw-whet owl, now named 'Rocky' short for Rockefeller, was discovered early last week, just two days after the tree arrived at Rockefeller Center from upstate New York. Rocky had been nestled inside the tree for days having weathered the long road trip without food or water. But after several days of treatment at New York's Ravensbeard Wildlife Center, she was ready to break out on her own again.