A local woman has turned her living room into a habitat for one very lucky visitor.
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It's no joke, Patti Stangel of Eau Claire has an owl, living in the living room. But this is no ordinary owl, the little fellow was named Lucky after he was rescued with a wing injury.
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He's now a teaching owl, who travels to more than 50 educational programs each year.
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The tiny bird is also the star of a new picture book designed to teach kids about wildlife.
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"It's all about Lucky and he's trying to figure out why his name is Lucky because he can't fly, so he encounters all these animals and they each have a reason why he's named Lucky," Stangel said.
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She says Lucky needs to move around and she couldn't bear to keep him in a cage. That's why she collected branches and built him a habitat, much like what he would have had in the wild, only this habitat is right in the corner of her home.