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Bald eagle Jackie 'critically ill,' her condition remains 'extremely serious,' experts say

KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles and KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Bald eagle Jackie 'critically ill,' her condition remains 'extremely serious,' experts say.
The headline split KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) frames it as "Bald eagle Jackie 'critically ill,' her condition remains 'extremely serious,' experts say". KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles frames it as "Big Bear eagle Jackie remains critically ill and 'unstable' as PCV continues to fall, vet...".
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KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles)News report · Aug 9, 11:21 PM

Bald eagle Jackie 'critically ill,' her condition remains 'extremely serious,' experts say

Big Bear’s beloved bald eagle Jackie “remains critically ill, and her condition is currently unstable,” the Ojai Raptor Center announced Sunday. On Saturday, the percentage of red blood cel...

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KABC / ABC7 Los AngelesNews report · Aug 10, 12:53 AM

Big Bear eagle Jackie remains critically ill and 'unstable' as PCV continues to fall, vet team says

Vet teams say Jackie's PCV dropped below 6%, and though it has improved some since, it's still critically low, and her "condition remains extremely serious."

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Aug 9, 11:21 PM: KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles) joined the source map.

Aug 10, 12:53 AM: KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles joined the source map.

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