'Hoo' knew?! The owl known as Kaln, is actually a female! Kaln first arrived at Gloucester's Barn Owl Centre as a chick in 1996, and the bird's gender had never actually been checked because the bird was so healthy, according to Vincent Jones, who set up the centre.
"You should have seen his face after he laid it. You should have seen our faces," Mr Jones said.
The staff plans to change Kaln's name to Kalnee in recognition of his newly discovered gender.
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Staff at the Barn Owl Centre in Gloucester thought Kaln the owl was a male… until she laid 4 eggs!
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Health problems such as; including an inflamed heart, and the centre has launched an appeal to help pay for treatment.
"Hopefully it's a good indication if he's laid an egg that he's going to be OK," Mr Jones said.
We hope so, too!
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