29 May, 2016 @ 11:32
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First eagle owl born in captivity at Torremolinos botanical gardens

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TORREMOLINOS council has announced the birth of its first eagle owl chick in captivity.

eagle owl (1)The furry raptor remains under the charge of the forest guard at the town’s Molino de Inca botanical garden.

It is still too early to know the gender, but carers suspect it is a male.

Local residents are being invited to choose its name via a social media campaign.

The elusive Eurasian eagle owl, common in Malaga, is one of the largest owls in the world, growing to a length of 75 cm, with a wingspan of 188 cm.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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