▁Zel da ▁was ▁a ▁female ▁wild ▁tur key ▁that ▁lived ▁at ▁the ▁B atter y , ▁a ▁park ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁between ▁mid - 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁c . ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁Although ▁f lock s ▁of ▁wild ▁tur keys ▁are ▁more ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁city ' s ▁gre ener ▁parts ▁( including ▁the ▁Bron x ' s ▁Pel ham ▁Bay ▁Park ▁and ▁Van ▁Cort land t ▁Park ▁and ▁St aten ▁Island ' s ▁South ▁Beach ▁Psych iat ric ▁Hospital ) ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ban ▁on ▁hunting , ▁Zel da ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁in ▁Manh attan . ▁Pre vious ▁Manh attan ▁tur keys ▁included ▁Giul iani ▁( at ▁R ivers ide ▁Park ; ▁this ▁tur key ▁may ▁have ▁actually ▁been ▁Zel da ▁due ▁to ▁her ▁appearance ▁coinc iding ▁with ▁Zel da ' s ▁migration ) ▁and ▁Hed da ▁G obb ler ▁( at ▁M orn ings ide ▁Park ). ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁death ▁Zel da ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Zel da ▁Fitz ger ald , ▁because ▁( acc ording ▁to ▁legend ) ▁during ▁one ▁of ▁Zel da ▁Fitz ger ald ' s ▁nerv ous ▁break down s , ▁she ▁went ▁missing ▁and ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁B atter y ▁Park , ▁apparently ▁having ▁walked ▁several ▁miles ▁dow nt own . ▁It ▁is ▁pres umed ▁that ▁she ▁entered ▁Manh attan ' s ▁north ▁end ▁from ▁the ▁Bron x ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁as ▁a ▁wild ▁tur key ▁fitting