Two forest rangers are in Yellowstone Park.

They come across a man who has killed and eaten an endangered spotted owl.

"I got lost days ago. I was starving!" he says.

The rangers don't believe him, so they have him arrested.

As he's standing in front of the judge, he says, "It was an accident! I thought it was a chicken! I was so hungry! Please, forgive me!"

The judge has mercy on him and proclaims him innocent.

Outside the courtroom, the judge approaches the man and asks quietly, "I just have to know... What does spotted owl taste like?"

The man thinks for a minute and says, "It's a lot like bald eagle, actually."