In April 2024, Ripley “was chased from Roeding Park by a pair of red-tailed hawks following a Bird Show,” the Fresno Chaffee Zoo said
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- A hawk went missing in April 2024 when he was chased away by two red-tailed hawks at Fresno Chaffee Zoo in California
- On July 29, the animal, named Ripley, was spotted by a community member, so the zoo staff went out looking for him
- “Remarkably, he recognized his caretakers. After about 20 minutes of navigating his way down, Ripley flew directly to the team and was safely recovered,” the zoo said
Fifteen months after a hawk named Ripley flew the coop, the missing bird is back home at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo in California.
The zoo announced Ripley’s return on Aug. 12, reminding everyone how he got away and how staff aided in his safe homecoming.
“Ripley, a Harris’s hawk who had been flying in the Bird Show for over seven years, was chased from Roeding Park by a pair of red-tailed hawks following a Bird Show [in April 2024],” the Fresno Chaffee Zoo wrote in a news release.
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