A peacock that escaped from the New York Central Park Zoo has flown home unharmed after a quick stay in one of the city's poshest neighbourhoods.
The male bird escaped on Tuesday and roosted on a window ledge of a building in the Fifth Avenue area overnight.
Zoo staff monitored the colourful bird throughout the evening before it returned home early on Wednesday.
In May a peahen, a peacock's female counterpart, fled the Bronx Zoo. A cobra escaped at the same zoo in March.
Scores of people gathered to watch the peacock on Tuesday perching on the building in Manhattan's Upper East Side, just across the road from the zoo.
"A thorough understanding of the peacock's natural behaviour allowed for the successful planning of its recovery," zoo director Jeff Sailer said in a statement.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14383410
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Friday, 5 August 2011
Sunday, 30 August 2009
Zoological park receives star tortoises, white peacocks and parakeets
Staff Reporter
This is the first time Kurumbapatti zoo is getting parakeets
SALEM: A visit to the Kurumbapatti zoological park located a few kilometres away from the city is going to be more attractive hereafter.
Four Alexandrine parakeets, 20 rose-ringed parakeets and five plum-headed parakeets have arrived from the Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Vandalur to be displayed in enclosures put up for them at the Kurumbapatti zoo.
First time
This is the first time that the zoo is getting parakeets.
Besides, the officials also brought four white peacocks, 23 pigeons and 20 star tortoises from Vandalur.
They will also become residents at the zoo.
The zoo administration had made necessary arrangements for the new members of the park.
Enclosures
Separate enclosures were made for the parakeets to ensure that the visitors have a good view of these magnificent birds.
The start tortoises were also kept in a separate area. Earlier, the park had only one star tortoise, which was seized by the police.
In April, the zoological park received two white peacocks from Vandalur. The park already has pairs of crocodiles, deer and tortoises.
After the recent development works undertaken by the Forest department, the zoo has started getting more visitors, particularly during the weekends.
As the park is located at the foothills of the Shevaroyan Hills, more and more people come to spend their leisure time in the lap of nature, officials say.
The park authorities were constructing separate enclosures for deer and crocodiles with the funds that had been made available from the Central Zoo Authority.
http://www.hindu.com/2009/08/30/stories/2009083051000300.htm
This is the first time Kurumbapatti zoo is getting parakeets
SALEM: A visit to the Kurumbapatti zoological park located a few kilometres away from the city is going to be more attractive hereafter.
Four Alexandrine parakeets, 20 rose-ringed parakeets and five plum-headed parakeets have arrived from the Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Vandalur to be displayed in enclosures put up for them at the Kurumbapatti zoo.
First time
This is the first time that the zoo is getting parakeets.
Besides, the officials also brought four white peacocks, 23 pigeons and 20 star tortoises from Vandalur.
They will also become residents at the zoo.
The zoo administration had made necessary arrangements for the new members of the park.
Enclosures
Separate enclosures were made for the parakeets to ensure that the visitors have a good view of these magnificent birds.
The start tortoises were also kept in a separate area. Earlier, the park had only one star tortoise, which was seized by the police.
In April, the zoological park received two white peacocks from Vandalur. The park already has pairs of crocodiles, deer and tortoises.
After the recent development works undertaken by the Forest department, the zoo has started getting more visitors, particularly during the weekends.
As the park is located at the foothills of the Shevaroyan Hills, more and more people come to spend their leisure time in the lap of nature, officials say.
The park authorities were constructing separate enclosures for deer and crocodiles with the funds that had been made available from the Central Zoo Authority.
http://www.hindu.com/2009/08/30/stories/2009083051000300.htm
Saturday, 20 June 2009
Bird stuck in tree
(from The Cairns Post (Cairns) 20.06.09)\
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25658795-3102,00.html
Bird stuck in tree
A PRECARIOUSLY positioned peacock prompted a daring two-hour rescue last night.
About 6.45pm concerned residents reported a peacock hanging upside
down 20m above the ground beside the Kennedy Highway at Koah, between
Kuranda and Mareeba.
The local auxiliary fire captain was responded to the scene but did
not have ladders high enough to reach the creature.
A tree lopper was sourced to help with the rescue.
The bird was freed about 9pm.
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25658795-3102,00.html
Bird stuck in tree
A PRECARIOUSLY positioned peacock prompted a daring two-hour rescue last night.
About 6.45pm concerned residents reported a peacock hanging upside
down 20m above the ground beside the Kennedy Highway at Koah, between
Kuranda and Mareeba.
The local auxiliary fire captain was responded to the scene but did
not have ladders high enough to reach the creature.
A tree lopper was sourced to help with the rescue.
The bird was freed about 9pm.
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