An owl that escaped from a New York City zoo has become a local celebrity in Central Park and has been seen catching prey on its own and maneuvering freely around the park.
has been spotted hunting on its own and acclimating to life in the wild while becoming a local celebrity around the park.
Those concerns quickly dissipated after Flaco was spotted in the area catching prey on his own and the zoo says it is"no longer a concern" whether he can feed himself. Flaco, a Eurasian eagle owl that escaped from the Central Park Zoo, continues to roost and hunt in Central Park in New York City. "Our observations indicate that he seems to be comfortable in the area of the park where he has been hunting, and we don’t want to do anything to encourage him to leave this site," the zoo’s statement said. "We are also aware that he faces potential challenges in this environment on a daily basis. We will continue to monitor him, though not as intensely, and look to opportunistically recover him when the situation is right.
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