Doyle Owl

[1] It is a concrete statue of an owl, roughly three-foot high, and 300 pound (136 kg), that originally occupied the lawn of a Portland resident.

[2] One night in 1913, the Owl was stolen from the lawn by residents of the Doyle dormitory, part of Reed's Old Dorm Block.

Whenever it is stolen, the thieves must flaunt it at a "showing," where elaborate measures are taken to display the Owl while reducing the odds of it being re-stolen by a new group.

Other "showings" have included encasing it in ice, covering it in Vaseline while hanging it off the Blue Bridge, setting it on fire (using baking oil) and throwing it out the back of a speeding car.

[2] The Oregonian reported, "three-foot tall bird has been spotted on the Eiffel Tower; taking in the sights of New York City and visiting the shark tank at Sea World in San Diego".