PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — A 31-year-old red tail hawk living in Washington State University’s raptor club may be the oldest of his kind.
KXLY TV reports (http://bit.ly/wh6XaE) that Charlie the hawk’s handlers celebrated his birthday Friday. They calculate that at 31, Charlie has lived the equivalent of about 234 human years.
The normal life span for hawks is about 10 years. For those in captivity, it’s about 20 years.
At his birthday celebration, Charlie was joined by a falcon and an owl.
Program coordinator Sarah Monzel says the birds are not very social.
