Hoot! Hoot! In a sweet photo shared by a Mississippi animal rescue organization, an injured owl named GiGi appears to "hug" a staff member who helped rehabilitate her.
Wild at Heart Rescue shared photos of the sweet interaction on Facebook on June 4. In the pictures, GiGi’s wings rest on staff member Doug Pojeky’s shoulders, as the bird appears to nestle her head into the nape of his neck.
“Doug was checking on his little patient, and this is what happened,” the rescue organization wrote in the post. “She threw both wings around him and gave him an owl hug.”
GiGi was brought to the Wild at Heart Rescue facility with head trauma, which was likely caused by a car crash, according to the organization. Pojeky played a pivotal role in helping to rehabilitate GiGi, and appears to have made a friend of his patient along the way.
“They show their gratitude," the post said. "Nothing these birds of prey do anymore surprises me."
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