NEW YORK (AP) — This New York love story begins with a criminal act of sabotage. Under cover of darkness a year ago Friday, someone breached a waist-high fence and slipped into the Central Park Zoo.

The rare Eurasian eagle owl reportedly collided with a building, the zoo said. Flaco, the rare Eurasian owl that captured the attention of New York City and was dubbed "the most famous owl in the ...

This is Flaco. He used to live in the Central Park Zoo. One year ago, someone set him free. “He’s doing things he never did before,” said Richard Prum, a bird expert at Yale. Supported by He fled the ...

Entrance to Central Park Zoo, 1942. Image via the Library of Congress Today The New York Times has not only the origin of the Central Park Zoo but also a document which reveals the “curious list of ...

"Flaco is learning as he goes," said renowned avian writer Jennifer Ackerman. He's been all around New York City, leaving admirers gawking at his iridescent coat and spellbound by his orange eyes.

Under cover of darkness a year ago Friday, someone breached a waist-high fence and slipped into the Central Park Zoo. Once inside, they cut a hole through a steel mesh cage, freeing a majestic ...

This photo provided by David Lei shows Flaco the owl, April 28, 2023, in New York. As Flaco enters his second year in the spotlight, it can be easy to forget that his freedom is the result of a crime, ...

New York (AP) — This New York love story begins with a criminal act of sabotage. Under cover of darkness a year ago Friday, someone breached a waist-high fence and slipped into the Central Park Zoo.