WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Staff at the Kansas Wildlife Exhibit at Wichita's Riverside Park are mourning the death of Odin.

The eastern screech owl died due to complications from congestive heart failure, according to a Facebook post from the exhibit. Odin lived behind the scenes, emerging a few times a week perched on the glove of staff members and regularly appearing at events to serve as an educational ambassador for the Riverside Park attraction.

Named after the Norse god who, according to mythology, plucked out his own eye in exchange for wisdom, Odin, too, had just one eye after being hit by a vehicle.

A memorial for Odin will take place during the Kansas Wildlife Exhibit's annual Owl-o-ween event, which will take place Sunday from 12 to 3 p.m.

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