“In the next few years, I'm going to be part owl and part lion," says Ambrose Akinmusire, pictured here playing in Spain in May, 2025. (Photo by Borja B. Hojas / Redferns via Getty Images) “Maybe 15 ...

At the edge of the Central Park Zoo, just past the more prominent penguins and seabirds, a small owl enclosure sits empty. A few brown feathers are the only sign of its previous occupant. The massive ...