Flaco the owl dies a year after becoming famous after escaping from the New York Zoo. Flaco was found dead on a New York sidewalk on Friday night after apparently crashing into a building.
It was a heartbreaking end for the birdwatchers who documented the owl's daily movements and for the legions of admirers who eagerly followed him. The owl spent its days perched on tree branches, fence posts, and fire escapes, and its nights hooting atop water tanks and hunting the city's abundant rats.