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The zoo has a new outdoor aviary.
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Dark Wings Wildlife is incorporated as a 501(c)3, and Somma wants to grow slowly and introduce more animals that can fulfill educational roles, including some otters and a full aviary of non-releasable vultures.
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Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
After being released into a new aviary, about 80 percent of the birds switched their method immediately.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
The hope is that returning them to the wild will reduce their aggression and alleviate their need for spacious (and expensive) aviaries.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
The birds took their time, climbing atop the aviary first, then going from tree to tree.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
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Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
After being released into a new aviary, about 80 percent of the birds switched their method immediately.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
The hope is that returning them to the wild will reduce their aggression and alleviate their need for spacious (and expensive) aviaries.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
The birds took their time, climbing atop the aviary first, then going from tree to tree.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Aviary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aviary. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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aviary
noun
avi·ary
ˈā-vē-ˌer-ē 
plural aviaries
: a place (as a large cage or a building) where many live birds are kept usually for exhibition
Etymology
from Latin aviarium "place to keep birds," from avis "bird"
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