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The discovery was made Friday afternoon at
Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, where attendance has been up since
an eagle named Beauty laid eggs for the first time in her 13 years
at the zoo.
No broken egg shells were found, zoo director
John Tobias said, and both eggs appeared intact Thursday.
Beauty laid the eggs during a brief visit from
a wild eagle that perched in trees over the enclosure for four days
in late April. If the remaining egg is fertile, it could hatch
around Memorial Day.
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 A captive male eagle named Mathata has been
helping incubate the eggs. Neither eagle can fly, because of injuries
they suffered before their captivity.
Raccoons live nearby but haven't been spotted
in the exhibit, Tobias said. His only other theory is that a human
stole the egg.
Whoever the culprit was had to have been brave
to venture into the enclosure and face two protective birds, he
said.
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