Good News: The Eagle Has Landed

Remember Murphy, the bald eagle who lives at a sanctuary in Missouri? His maternal instincts took over, when he thought a rock was an egg? He went viral a few weeks ago, now there’s an update. His rock never hatched . . . but he did get a baby. He got so protective of the rock, he had to be moved to a different enclosure away from the other eagles. Around the same time, someone brought in an eagle chick that got blown out of its nest by strong winds. They put it in with Murphy, and he immediately took to it.  He’s been feeding it fish, and they say the two of them are “bonding beautifully.” It’s the first time he’s ever been a dad.