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Peacock Escapes Bronx Zoo, Foils Would-Be Captors
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Jen Carlson
Published May 10, 2011
Modified May 10, 2011
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Has the Bronx Zoo cobra Mia been a bad influence on her fellow jailed animals? A female peacock has now escaped the confines of the zoo and has been wandering the city since noon. According to the Daily News, three zoo workers have been chasing her down with a net but have thus far failed at capturing the bird. The trio did come close at Morris Park Avenue, just blocks from the zoo, where one handler hid in the grass and nearly netted it. A passerby told the paper, "This is so exciting. It's like I'm watching Animal Planet."
One zoo curator confidently declared: "We'll get her eventually." And until that day, we might as well think of a name for this gal. Here she is in action:
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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