☹️ Both owlets died early Tuesday morning, the zoo said in a news release. The zoo conducted necropsies on the owlets, but the results were inconclusive.
Both owlets died early Tuesday morning, the zoo said in a news release. The zoo conducted necropsies on the owlets, but the results were inconclusive. There were no visible signs of trauma, injury or illness, the zoo said.The owlets’ parents Frost and Cirrus remain in good health, according to the zoo.
The birth of the snowy owlets was a first for the zoo. Snowy owls are listed as vulnerable to extinction by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The Akron Zoo participates in the Snowy Owl Species Survival Plan, a breeding plan that works to ensure genetic diversity in species across zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
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