Blank Park Zoo welcomes ‘Twig’ the newly hatched tawny frogmouth

DES MOINES, Iowa — Who’s that? As much as it may look like it, its not an owl.

The Blank Park Zoo announced in a social media post on Friday that it has recently welcomed a new bird, a tawny frogmouth, which hatched June 23.

Given the name Twig, the zoo said her egg was carefully incubated by hand, and once hatched, she received attentive care for her first week “to support healthy development and ensure she received the highest level of care.”…

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