Rescued Baby Owls Adorably Gain Strength In Towel Burritos

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When three helpless owlets fell from a tree near a school playground, a teacher and her class called experts at a nearby rescue for help.

The three baby Great Horned Owl siblings were discovered in March in Poway, California, their legs too small and weak to even grasp onto the branches of trees. They're now staying at the Fund for Animals Wildlife Center, getting plenty of care and cozy blankets.HSUS

Caretakers fed the hungry little owls, weighed them and wrapped them adorably in towels.

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After some personal training, like working their legs so they can master perching on branches and building up their wing muscles, the little owls will be better equipped to fend for themselves in their home habitat.

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Ideally, the little owlets would simply be put back in a stabler tree in a location safe from crows and hawks, but these owlets were too small to survive in the wild.

"While we wish our services were unnecessary, we are grateful to the community for looking out for their local wild animals and calling us in to assist," director of the Wildlife Center Ali Crumpacker told The Dodo.

"If every human acted as a steward towards the wildlife around them, perhaps one day, wildlife rehabbers will be a thing of the past," she added. The Fund for Animals Wildlife Center expects to release the fully recovered owls in late May.