In previous decades, the university kept several live owls on campus in front of Lovett College, but this policy has been discontinued.
While a student at the university, he shared a dormitory room with live owls for a time.
In Manhattan, the Books of Wonder children's bookstore, on 18th Street, has arranged for a magician and two live owls.
Mr. Spalthoff said people had suggested using a live owl or a peregrine falcon.
Learn about owls, play games and visit with live owls.
The Raptor Trust will even give a live owl presentation, which isn't as incongruous as it sounds.
Eventually, the canvas representation of Sammy was replaced with a live owl.
Rice University later discontinued its tradition of a live owl, replacing it with a student dressed in an owl suit.
From then on, every live owl would seem dead to me, consigned by Salon to a sclerotic eternity.
Many exhibits, including the live owl, are intentionally placed toddler-tall.