Injured Hawk's Mate Protective During Morning Rescue

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Photos by Ken McCarthy of Fordham Security security

Earlier today there was a report over the newswire about a "vicious hawk at the library" of Fordham University. The blog Fordham Notes has an update clarifying things, reporting that there was an injured red-tailed hawk and the vicious hawk was actually the injured bird's mate! The NYPD was called to the Rose Hill campus and has now taken the hawk to the vet. "We are still awaiting word on its condition, but we understand that officers had to wear protective gear to shield themselves from the bird's mate, which was not allowing anyone to get close to its injured counterpart."

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Good thing there was a ninja on hand.

Make that Snake Eyes; it has been many years since the days of my G.I. Joe action figures.

In fact, I think this is all an elaborate G.I. Joe movie promotion.

Awwww. Poor guy. Of course its mate was trying to protect it - animals know that other animals look for injured/vulnerable animals to attack. It's the same reason injured cats hide instead of running back to their owners.

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Any idea if maybe they took the mate in too? I'm sure the two must be freaking out without each other.

birds have better healthcare!

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