--- description: One eyed eastern screech owl finds home at the Chattanooga Zoo in Tennessee. title: This One-Eyed Owl Just Found a New Home image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This One-Eyed Owl Just Found a New Home  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Mar 2, 2016 10:44 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Mar 2, 2016 10:44 PM CUT The Chattanooga Zoo in Tennessee shared a photo on its Facebook page Wednesday of a one-eyed owl named “Oedipus,” and it has been going viral on the social network since. “Oedipus, the Eastern Screech Owl, came to us through our Wildlife Rehabilitation center due to an eye injury that resulted in its removal, significantly reducing his ability to survive in the wild,” the zoo [wrote in a post](https://www.facebook.com/ChattZoo/photos/a.377639565763.167718.195287770763/10153272488580764/?type=3&theater "undefined"). “Oedipus is now part of our animal ambassador team and helps us share the importance of conservation locally and globally.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4245645/one-eyed-owl/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4245645/one-eyed-owl/"},"headline":"This One-Eyed Owl Just Found a New Home","datePublished":"2016-03-02T22:44:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:30:40.724Z","description":"His name is Oedipus","url":"https://time.com/4245645/one-eyed-owl/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4245645/one-eyed-owl/","name":"This One-Eyed Owl Just Found a New Home"}}]}] ```