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Red-tailed hawk with a rare condition is surviving, in part, due to 'love,' biologist says

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Through wildlife cams, scientists have their eyes on a mating pair of red-tailed hawks. The female, who is called Angel, has a rare condition and is believed to be surviving thanks to the help of her mate, a hawk called Tom.

With around 2.5 million of them flying around North America, scientists know a lot about red-tailed hawks.But Angel, a red-tailed hawk in Knoxville, Tennessee, is getting the attention of scientists — and perhaps tugging at their heartstrings. 'I was like oh my gosh, that's a leucistic red-tailed hawk, that's crazy,” Connor O'Brien, a project manager and biologist at Window to Wildlife, told WVLT of first seeing Angel.

'O’Brien has a theory as to how Angel has been able to survive — and it’s something of an avian love story that defies the odds. It involves her mate, who is called Tom. He’s a red-tailed hawk who has been taking care of a lot of the hunting. 'She's had to rely more on her mate to help with that, especially during the nesting season,” O’Brien explained to WVLT. “Tom has become an excellent hunter, he catches significantly more than she does.

 

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