S’pore dragon boaters rescue lone floating owl in Marina Channel with plastic scoop – Mothership.SG

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A lone owl floating in Marina Channel was rescued by dragon boaters, who got here throughout it whereas doing the game.

The rescue, uploaded to TikTok by a person who needed to be often called Tan, noticed the barn owl being scooped up by a plastic contraption.

It took numerous makes an attempt earlier than the fowl efficiently made it onto the boat, because it had tried flapping its wings in a bid to get away.

When it was lastly tipped over onto dry terrain, the owl stood there trying soaked and bedraggled.

In response to a commenter, Tan stated that he used a scoop, as an alternative of his arms, as he was uncertain if the fowl would chunk him.

One other person identified the owl’s sharp talons, which may severely injure its rescuer even when it was solely grabbing for stability.

Tan later up to date within the feedback part that they handed it over to the workers on the Water Sports activities Centre, who positioned it in a field to dry.

Replying to queries from Mothership, the dragon boater from the Ang Mo Kio-Hougang Trident crew added that the centre later known as ACRES (Animal Considerations Analysis and Training Society), and the owl might be assessed for its situation earlier than launch.

Owls not made for swimming

Whereas owls are technically in a position to swim, it is often the final resort for them as they’re defenceless within the water, ornithologist Matthew Zwiernik informed Nationwide Geographic.

Barn owl feathers are additionally not waterproof, because the species has given up the usage of preen oil or powder mud in favour of a silent flight for searching.

In previous movies the place owls have been noticed swimming, it is possible that they’ve fallen out of their nest, failed a check flight, or try to flee a predator.

High picture by way of TikTok