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The zoo has a new outdoor aviary.
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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.
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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
The park is home to an on-site aviary, where visitors can meet eagles, hawks, owls, and vultures—each with a unique story of recovery from injuries that prevent them from being released into the wild.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
The ibises’ first flight outside the aviary was chaos.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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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
The park is home to an on-site aviary, where visitors can meet eagles, hawks, owls, and vultures—each with a unique story of recovery from injuries that prevent them from being released into the wild.
—Trudy Haywood Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2025
The ibises’ first flight outside the aviary was chaos.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
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“Aviary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aviary. Accessed 31 Mar. 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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