NEW YORK — A member of a threatened owl species couldn't resist the chance to join vacationers aboard a cruise liner, evading capture for weeks.
A"wayward" burrowing owl hitched a ride on the Royal Caribbean International's Symphony of the Seas and remained on board for two weeks, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conversation Commission said on Facebook.
Biologist Ricardo Zambrano was brought on board after receiving a call from the ship's environmental officer. The third attempt of capture was the charm. As the owl sat on a balcony on the 10th floor, crew members standing below made noise to distract it while Zambrano snuck up behind the bird of prey and safely netted it from the railing, the agency said.
The owl seemed to be in good health but was transported to the South Florida Wildlife Center as a precautionary measure.
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