Wow, what a “No Crap There I Was” story… “No crap, there I was, innocently trying to eat my roasted corn, when BAMMO a peacock attacked my face!”
A young boy, all of four, was attacked by a peacock today at the Oregon Zoo. His parents say he didn’t taunt it or tease it, but it was an unprovoked attack. The bird landed on his head and scratched his face beneath his eye.
The peacock involved in the most recent peacock attack was retired to the country; he went after another young kid who was reaching for the same piece of candy that the peacock wanted. Maybe the birds get stressed out or something. I hope this bird either is released or is also “retired.”
The peacocks wander around the zoo. They’re not caged. They’re not tame, either. But they’re not dangerous, not like a free-roaming cougar. The parents of the kid hurt today think there should be more notices about the birds; perhaps “beware of vicious peacocks.”
I hope the administration doesn’t decide to cage the peacocks. I think they’re generally fine to have wander around the zoo. They greatly increase the ambiance.
