A smart Scottish owl has been taking baths to cool down her baby in the recent heatwave
. The doting parent has dunked herself in a water bath and then walked back to her nest while soaking wet.
The average temperature in the Arctic ranges from between -6 and -12 degrees celsius. And the bird of prey, which is also known as the polar owl, white owl or Arctic owl, took the step as the mercury at the centre was hitting the early 20s last week. "The youngster is now big enough to walk and sometimes strays a few feet from the nest but comes straight back if mum calls. In these pics mum looks a bit wet, so likely she's been for a quick bath and returned to the nest wet.
The chick is just over a week old. A previous post, from earlier this month, says: "Snowy Owl nest check went to plan this afternoon, and the keepers found just a single chick, along with two infertile eggs.
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