Nearly a year after the famed owl died, a new book re-examines Flaco’s great escape and lasting impact on the city. David Gessner’s “The Book of Flaco: The World’s Most Famous Bird” is available today ...

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. The owl struck a building in ...

Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl that escaped from the Central Park Zoo in 2023, is still with us (even though he’s dead).

Central Park Zoo in NYC is a popular tourist destination because it offers a unique and fun way to experience wildlife in the heart of the city. The zoo is home to over 130 species of animals ...

Over a dozen ducks and wild birds at the Queens and Bronx zoos have died, likely all due to the avian flu sweeping the ...

And Tango Makes Three is a picture book based on the true story of two male penguins at the Central Park Zoo who raised a chick together. Published in 2005, the book has been consistently ...

"The Year of Flaco" details the Eurasian eagle-owl's escape from the Central Park Zoo and how he survived a year in the wild while also capturing the hearts of New Yorkers.

This part-park, part-museum, part-concert hall swallows central Manhattan ... dine, go to the zoo and more. Almost everyone has a positive impression of the park, but no one has quite the same ...