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A Eurasian eagle owl has escaped its enclosure at Central Park Zoo in New York City after vandals cut its stainless steel mesh cage.
The owl, named Flaco, was reported missing from its exhibit on Thursday night, and was later spotted walking along New York City's iconic shopping stretch on Fifth Avenue.
Officials tried to recapture the bird, but it flew off before it could be caught. It was last seen in Central Park on Friday morning.
The owl was even spotted on the sidewalk by 5th Avenue and 60th Street by members of the NYPD but it was able to evade their custody and in the morning made off into Central Park.
The owl was spotted on Fifth Avenue and East 60th Street at around 9pm on Thursday. The NYPD attempted to get it into a cage, but were unsuccessful and it flew off.
'Our focus and effort at this time is on the safe recovery of the owl,' zoo officials said in a news release. 'We will issue updates as needed.'
A Eurasian eagle owl has escaped its enclosure at Central Park Zoo in New York City after vandals cut its stainless steel mesh cage. The police tried to contain the own in a cage but it became scared and flew off
The owl, named Flaco, was reported missing from its exhibit at Central Park Zoo on Thursday night, and was later spotted walking along New York City's iconic shopping stretch on Fifth Avenue
Eurasian eagle-owls are one of the larger owl species with a wingspan
