The frightened bird refuses to fly any higher than a few feet off the ground and gets in a flap if he tries to go further.
Experts believe Troy has 'forgotten' how to be a bird after being hand reared since he was a few weeks old and is instead mimicking human behaviour.
Ashley Smith, chief executive of the Hawk Conservancy Trust said: 'It's extremely rare but he's simply scared of heights.
'He's been in captivity for as long as he can remember and has never been higher than his handler can lift him.
'Now we're working on letting Troy realise he's a bird, and that he should be flying as high as he wants.'
3 comments:
Man, owls are awesome.
Reminds me of the Farley Mowatt books I read as a kid. I'd prbably find them sappy now, but I loved those books back in the day.
what's next - a ... marlin that is afraid of the sea...?
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