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WHO: Taquito the baby bird.WHAT: A lost Mississippi kite hatchling is wrapped in a flour tortilla and saved.WHY IT’S SO GREAT: We here at Texas Monthly are smitten with animals. Our regular chronicles of critters, from cute to creepy, fascinate us as much as they do our readers. So our hearts melted when we read that on July 13, according to the Wild West Wilderness Rehabilitation Center in Amarillo, a family in the Panhandle city rescued a Mississippi kite chick in uniquely Lone Star fashion. The story was first reported by KENS5 in San Antonio. The bird, initially thought to be a barn owl, was discovered alone on the ground during a backyard barbecue at the family’s home. It was cold to the touch, so the…

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