Or by Amazon for that matter. The zoo's resident barn owls are now parents − a first for Akron. Two barn owls chicks were hatched at the zoo March 5 and 6 to parents Albus and Athena.

On hot days, the birds flutter their feathers, indicating to zookeepers that they need a shower, the zoo said. A snowy owl, which is sensitive to heat, has been taken out of exhibit and is ...