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A wild great-horned owl was rescued after being found covered in hardened concrete from a cement mixer

The animal received multiple warm water baths under anesthesia to remove the concrete

Best Friends Animal Sanctuary aims to release the bird into the wild next spring or summer after the owl molts

Rescuers at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah, are familiar with unusual cases, but nothing prepared them for a great horned owl covered in hardened concrete.

The juvenile owl, weighing just two pounds, had somehow fallen into a cement mixer earlier this month, before being spotted by locals and brought to Best Friends' Wild Friends rehabilitation center.

When staff conducted the bird's first exam, they realized the extent of the problem: roughly a quarter of the ow

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