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The zoo has a new outdoor aviary.
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Murphy, a 33-year-old male bald eagle, was found dead in his aviary after severe storms swept through the St. Louis Area.
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Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
But following a series of violent storms and tornadoes that swept through the St. Louis region, Murphy was found dead in his aviary March 15, according to the World Bird Sanctuary.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
Adding to the mystery is the fact that his three aviary mates are alive and in good health, and the aviary itself did not sustain any damage during the storms.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
Whenever the other eagles in the aviary came near his rock and its nest, Murphy would scream and charge at them, the sanctuary wrote.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
But following a series of violent storms and tornadoes that swept through the St. Louis region, Murphy was found dead in his aviary March 15, according to the World Bird Sanctuary.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 19 Mar. 2025
Adding to the mystery is the fact that his three aviary mates are alive and in good health, and the aviary itself did not sustain any damage during the storms.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
Whenever the other eagles in the aviary came near his rock and its nest, Murphy would scream and charge at them, the sanctuary wrote.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Aviary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aviary. Accessed 20 Apr. 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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