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Quirky World ... Sky’s the limit as wayward owl bags lift on helicopter
Thu, 29 Oct, 2015 - 00:00

SCOTLAND: An exhausted owl was given a lift in a helicopter after flying more than 160km to an offshore oil rig.

The bird crash-landed on a North Sea platform, and was looked after by crew members who found him.

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