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Beloved NYC celebrity owl Flaco dies

Tributes are pouring in for Flaco, the beloved Eurasian eagle-owl that became a feel-good New York story after escaping its Central Park Zoo enclosure and flying free around Manhattan. Flaco was found dead on a New York City sidewalk Friday night after apparently flying into a building.

Skinny had a short life, once back in freedom. The majestic real owl, escaped a year ago from Central Park Zoo, died last night after hitting a building in Upper West Side, New York. The Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages the zoo, reported in a statement that the giant animal, with a wingspan of almost two meters, was found on the ground by rescuers after hitting a skyscraper. Skinny, who would have been 14 years old in March, had esca…

The owl escaped from a zoo in February 2023. He was found dead on Friday after just over a year of freedom in the skies over Manhattan.

Flaco, a huge owl that escaped from the New York Zoo a year ago, is gone. The beloved eagle owl has been fluttering around Manhattan since its outbreak but was found dead on a city sidewalk this week.

The eagle owl who escaped from the Central Park Zoo last year died after flying over the streets of Manhattan for a year.