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odd-news2 years ago•2 min saved

Bronx Zoo's Escaped Peacock Raul Returns After Biting Man and Spending Night in Tree

A peacock that escaped from the Bronx Zoo spent the night perched in a tree, drawing a crowd of onlookers and causing a social media frenzy. The bird, nicknamed Raul by its neighbors, eventually flew back to the zoo after a 35-minute journey that took it to several trees and rooftops. Livestreams of the bird on TikTok attracted viewers from across the country. It is rare for the peafowl that roam the zoo grounds to escape, though it has happened before. Reports circulated that the bird had bitten someone, but this was not confirmed by the Fire Department.

via The New York Times|

#bronx-zoo #escape #livestream

odd-news2 years ago•1 min saved

Rogue Peacock Causes Chaos in the Bronx

A peacock from the Bronx Zoo escaped and bit a man on a sidewalk in New York City before flying into a nearby tree. The bird is believed to be one of the hundreds of free-roaming peacocks at the zoo and returned on its own the next morning. A good Samaritan who tried to help the bird was bitten and treated at the scene. Zoo officials were confident in their staff's ability to handle the situation and said they have knowledge of bird behavior to predict how the peacock would behave.

via NBC New York|

#animal-attack #bronx-zoo #new-york-city

us2 years ago•1 min saved

Alligators in New York City face tragic fate.

An alligator found abandoned in a New York City park with significant health issues has died about two months after being rescued. The Bronx Zoo revealed that the female alligator was severely underweight, suffering from extreme anemia, infections in her intestine and skin, and a chronic stomach ulcer. The alligator had been receiving treatment at the zoo since being found near Brooklyn's Prospect Park Lake on Feb. 19. The zoo called the situation a case of animal abuse, and there was no word on whether the owner has been identified.

via CBS News|

#alligator #animal-abuse #bronx-zoo

animals2 years ago•2 min saved

Rescued Alligator Dies After Suffering from Abuse and Neglect.

An emaciated alligator, named Godzilla, rescued from Prospect Park in February and brought to the Bronx Zoo for rehabilitation has died. The alligator had ingested a bathtub stopper and suffered from chronic and severe weight loss, extreme anemia, and infections of the intestine and skin. The zoo officials described the death as a "tragic case of animal abuse." The police are investigating the incident, and no arrests have been made. Alligators are not native to New York, but they keep appearing in the city, and the historical record shows that they usually do not fare well in the city.

via The New York Times|

#alligator #animal-abuse #animals

animal-welfare2 years ago•1 min saved

Alligators in NYC Parks Suffer Tragic Fates.

The female alligator rescued from Brooklyn's Prospect Park Lake in February died on April 16 due to severe weight loss, extreme anemia, and intestinal and skin infections, as well as a chronic ulcer from a swallowed bath stopper. The Bronx Zoo, which had been caring for the alligator, called it a "tragic case of animal abuse" and reminded the public that "wild animals are not pets." The alligator had been illegally kept as a pet and was dumped in the lake in a debilitated state instead of receiving veterinary care.

via New York Post |

#alligator #animal-abuse #animal-welfare

animals2 years ago•1 min saved

Abandoned alligator rescued from NYC park dies from abuse and neglect.

The alligator found in Prospect Park Lake in February, named Godzilla, has died due to a chronic ulcer in its stomach caused by ingesting a bathtub stopper. The Bronx Zoo blamed the alligator's previous owner for dumping her in a cold lake in "an extremely debilitated state" and cautioned against keeping wild animals as pets. The death was announced the day before Earth Day and was called a "tragic case of animal abuse."

via Gothamist|

#alligator #animal-abuse #animals