纽约知名出逃动物、雄性雕鸮“弗拉科”日前死亡，当地不少人24日对它的死表达哀伤。Flaco, you were loved and an inspiration. This image was taken one summer night at the Compost near his Elm tree in Central Park just barely four months after being freed from his zoo enclosure #birdcpp #BirdsOfTwitter #nature #wildlife #flaco #inspiration. pic.twitter.com/6M5uaDhevH
— Vee Nabong (@VenusNabs) February 25, 2024
依照当地野生动物救助机构说法，它因撞上大楼死亡。
It will be remembered #FlacotheOwl #birdcpp #Flaco. pic.twitter.com/Yr02gMAazW
— Mark O. (@Markh0_) February 25, 2024
“弗拉科”出逃前被圈养在纽约中央公园动物园，在那里生活了大约13年。
据美联社报道，大约一年前，有人将它的笼舍围栏弄出个洞，“弗拉科”得以出逃。此后，它自由地在曼哈顿上空飞翔，成为当地一段佳话。
这只翼展约1.8米的大猫头鹰有着黑棕色棋盘状羽毛，圆圆的眼睛呈日落色，白天栖息在树枝、栅栏柱和防火梯上，晚上在水塔顶上鸣叫，捕食城市里的老鼠。它的踪迹成为一些人的话题，其形象也出现在不少商品上。
本月23日晚，有人发现“弗拉科”死在纽约市一处人行道上。
当地野生动物救助机构“野生鸟类基金”的工作人员不久后宣布了它因撞上大楼死亡的消息。有关方面或对它进行尸体解剖。
纽约市艺术家妮科尔·布莱尔在社交媒体平台上发布了大量以这只大猫头鹰为主角的照片等。
她说，得知“弗拉科”已经死亡，“每个人都有同样的感受，大家悲伤不已”。
Listen to one of Flaco's hooting sessions in Central Park's North Woods. We always found his hoots reassuring, a way for him to make his presence and vitality known—and in recent months the only way to find him at night. Hoot on, Flaco! ️ pic.twitter.com/UNoY3luXQd
— Manhattan Bird Alert (@BirdCentralPark) February 25, 2024
一些“弗拉科”的粉丝24日提议为它建一座铜像，还有人提议将它葬在中央公园。
社交媒体平台X上的一条推文写道：“‘弗拉科’在很多方面都是一个典型的纽约人——非常独立，不断探索，想方设法应对不断变化的挑战。我们会怀念它。”
Flaco, you gave so much joy to many of us. I’m glad you experienced life outside an enclosure during the one short year that you were free. We will miss you terribly, your hoots , stretches, cute Flaco expressions and many fly outs in the evenings #birdcpp pic.twitter.com/NGowPnWA5d
— Vee Nabong (@VenusNabs) February 24, 2024
Memorials at Flaco’s Tree this morning. (The Central Park half marathon was running past at the time I visited) #flacotheowl #birdcpp @flaco_theowl @CentralParkNYC see end of thread for exact location on map pic.twitter.com/5J0N2B8Pr9
— Such Good Birds (@suchgoodbirds) February 25, 2024
