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Pigeon adopts baby bunnies, cuteness threshold reached

March 26, 3:22 PMBoulder Pets ExaminerXan Rubey
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Three teeny bunnies, orphaned by a dog attack, were barely clinging to life in an animal rehab center when they were "adopted" by a homing pigeon in a neighboring cage.

Noah, a one-legged homing pigeon who cannot be released back into the wild due to his injury, lives at the rehab center full time. He was immediately enthralled with the baby bunnies, continually looking in their cage and even sleeping in front of their door to keep watch.

 

 

 

 

One day the caretakers noticed one of the bunnies was missing from its cage. She hastily picked up Noah from in front of the cage door so that she could investigate inside and lo and behold - there was the bunny, underneath Noah, sound asleep.

 

 

 

 photos by Bob Lenham

 

 

The bunny babe had climbed through the cage bars to snuggle with Noah. Now they are housed all together and the bunnies are thriving. They cuddle under Noah's wing and if one of them moves too far from his protective embrace, he gently pushes them back where they belong with his beak.

 

Since I posted this story, I have found out that it originated at Wild Rose Rescue Ranch.  Wild Rose is part of a small team of rehabilitators in east Texas that specialize in different species of wildlife. The 50-acre ranch is a habitat for deer, fawn, rabbits, squirrels, armadillos, skunks, raccoons, horses, possums and birds.

 

 

 For a follow up report on Noah, click here
For more info:These photos were taken by Bob Lenham of the Wild Rose Rescue Ranch in east Texas.

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