"Small animals cool rapidly because they have proportionally much more body surface than body volume," writes David Haskell in his "The Forest Unseen."
Just in case you are worried, the three small injured birds-of-prey we care for at the nature center are back at my house for a few days. The forecast looks Arctic.
Ijams does not have a permit to be wildlife rehabilitators. When we take one in it has been determined to be non-releasable. We care for it the rest of its life. A one-eyed owl would not survive very long in the wild.
The one-eyed screech-owl is looking forward to watching the David Attenborough episode about "small rodents." She says it's like looking at a menu from a "fancy" restaurant.
Ijams is a non-profit. A gift of $50 marked "animal care" will buy 50 mice. A bargain really.
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Ijams is a non-profit. A gift of $50 marked "animal care" will buy 50 mice. A bargain really.
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