A Male Bald Eagle That Was Trying To Hatch A Rock Has Been Given A Chick To Raise (Pics & Video)

A permanently injured bald eagle who can't fly is living out the rest of his days at a bird sanctuary in Missouri. Last month, one of his caretakers at World Bird Sanctuary (WBS) noticed something odd. Keeper Kerstin saw Murphy the eagle protecting a large depression in the ground. The spot was sparsely but carefully decorated with leaves and branches, and featured a simple rock right in the center.

It took Murphy about an hour to approach the eaglet to examine it. Murphy was definitely curious. But he didn't feed him. The next day, the eaglet left the nest to go be closer to Murphy — and this is when the magic happened. "IT'S HAPPENING!!!!" WBS said in an update. "MURPHY FED THE BABY!!!!" WBS posted a photo of Murphy with the baby and said they will be "as hands off as possible" to allow maximum bonding between Murphy and the baby.