NEW YORK — A large owl is on the loose from the Central Park Zoo after its exhibit was vandalized, zoo officials said.
A Eurasian eagle owl at the Manhattan zoo was discovered missing from its exhibit at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, zoo officials said.
"Well, that was a hoot," the NYPD's 19th Precinct tweeted."We tried to help this lil wise guy, but he had enough of his growing audience & flew off." The owl remained perched in a tree near the zoo overnight before flying off into Central Park Friday morning"where we continue to have visual contact with the bird," zoo officials said.
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