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Flaco the owl's cause of death revealed

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New York City's beloved celebrity owl Flaco died from an “acute traumatic injury," zoologists from the Bronx Zoo said a day after he reportedly flew into a building.

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  1. KRDO

    Flaco, the owl that escaped from Central Park Zoo, is dead after hitting a building (opens KRDO)

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    By Dalia Faheid and Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — Just over a year ago, Flaco the Eurasian eagle-owl captivated the hearts of New Yorkers when he fled from a Central Park Zoo enclosure after it was vandalized.

  2. Herald Bulletin

    Celebrity owl Flaco dies a year after becoming beloved by New York City for zoo escape (opens Herald Bulletin)

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    Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped from New York City’s Central Park Zoo and became one of the city’s most beloved celebrities as he flew around Manhattan, has died. Zoo

  3. NPR

    Flaco, the beloved New York owl, died after colliding with a building (opens NPR)

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    Flaco, who fled the Central Park Zoo, thrived in New York City on his own for about a year before his death.

  4. ABC 7 New York

    Flaco the owl dies after apparent collision with building on Upper West Side (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Flaco, the owl who escaped his enclosure from the Central Park Zoo, has died after an apparent collision with a building on the Upper West Side.

  5. Fox5 Atlanta

    Flaco, NYC's famous escapee owl, dies after colliding with building (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped from Central Park Zoo and became an NYC icon, has died after colliding with an Upper West Side building.

  6. Washington Times

    Beloved ‘Flaco’ owl dies a year after escaping Central Park Zoo (opens Washington Times)

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    The Eurasian eagle owl "Flaco," who flew the coop after his exhibit was vandalized at the Central Park Zoo, died Thursday after flying into a building.

  7. New York Post

    New Yorkers mourn loss of beloved ‘poignant figure’ Flaco the owl: ‘Painful ending to a glorious year of free flight’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    New Yorkers are mourning the loss of Flaco, the Eurasian eagle owl who escaped the Central Park Zoo a year ago and has flown around the city since.

  8. amNewYork

    RIP Flaco: Celebrity owl who escaped Central Park Zoo dies after hitting building | amNewYork (opens amNewYork)

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    Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped from New York City’s Central Park Zoo and became one of the city’s most beloved celebrities as he flew around

  9. Kokomo Tribune

    Death of beloved New York City owl, Flaco, in apparent building collision devastates legions of fans (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    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

  10. CBS News

    Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped Central Park Zoo, dies after apparently flying into building, zoo officials say (opens CBS News)

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    Flaco escaped the Central Park Zoo in February 2023 after someone apparently cut the mesh of his zoo exhibit.

  11. Seattle Times

    Flaco, Escaped Central Park Zoo Owl and Defier of Doubts, Is Dead (opens Seattle Times)

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    The bird drew New Yorkers’ attention after being let loose by an act of vandalism last year. He died after apparently striking an Upper West Side building.

  12. Rolling Stone

    New York City Mourns Death of Beloved Owl Flaco (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl that captured the hearts of New Yorkers after escaping from the Central Park Zoo, died after colliding with a building.

  13. New York Post

    Flaco, the escaped Central Park Zoo owl, dead: officials (opens New York Post)

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    Flaco, the Eurasian eagle owl that went missing from the Central Park Zoo over a year ago after his exhibit was found vandalized, has died, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society.

  14. The Guardian

    Flaco, New York City’s beloved owl, dies after striking building (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    The bird escaped last year after vandals damaged his enclosure at Central Park Zoo

  15. NBC News

    Flaco, famous Central Park Zoo owl who had been flying free for a year, has died (opens NBC News)

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    Flaco, the famous Central Park Zoo owl who went missing after a vandal tampered with the bird's exhibit more than a year ago, died Friday, zoo officials said.

  16. Fortune

    New York City mourns unlikely wildlife celebrity: Flaco the owl is dead (opens Fortune)

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    It's a little over a year after he was freed from the Central Park Zoo in an unsolved criminal act.

  17. Boston

    Celebrity owl Flaco dies a year after Central Park Zoo escape (opens Boston)

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    Until now, Eurasian eagle-owl Flaco had defied the odds, thriving in the urban jungle despite a lifetime in captivity.

  18. Delaware Public Media

    'A fabulous ambassador' Flaco, the beloved New York owl, died after building collision (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Flaco, who fled the Central Park Zoo, thrived in New York City on his own for about a year before his death.

  19. ABC 7 New York

    What killed Flaco the owl? New York zoologists testing for toxins, disease as contributing factors (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    New York City's celebrity owl Flaco died from a traumatic impact, zoologists confirmed a day after he reportedly flew into a building.

  20. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Celebrity owl Flaco dies a year after New York City zoo escape (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped from New York City

  21. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    New York zoologists investigate what killed Flaco the owl (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    Honolulu Star-Advertiser's feed description

    Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped from New York City’s Central Park Zoo and became one of the city’s most beloved celebrities as he flew around Manhattan, has died, zoo officials announced Friday.

  22. Fortune

    Flaco superfans' theory that NYC's celebrity owl was ill before his death will get tested out by zoologists (opens Fortune)

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    The Central Park Zoo will test for illness.

  23. New York Post

    Beloved NYC owl Flaco’s official cause of death revealed (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Flaco the beloved Eurasian eagle-owl who soared freely around the city after escaping from the Central Park Zoo a year ago died from "acute traumatic injury," according to newly released necropsy results.

  24. FOX 5 New York

    Flaco the owl's cause of death revealed (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    New York City's beloved celebrity owl Flaco died from an “acute traumatic injury," zoologists from the Bronx Zoo said a day after he reportedly flew into a building.

  25. NBC New York

    What killed Flaco the owl? NY zoologists testing for toxins, disease as contributing factors (opens NBC New York)

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    Flaco had been in good physical shape, the necropsy found, succeeding in catching prey even though he had no experience hunting because he came to the zoo as a...

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