A peacock that escaped from a New York City zoo has attacked a man and remained at large despite efforts to capture it. The locals named the peacock “Raul” after it launched the vicious attack and then roosted in a tree in the Bronx. The man, known only as Mike, who claims to have been attacked, said that he was standing outside when he saw the peacock and thought he was bugging.
They all started filming the bird when it ran up the hill towards traffic. Mike attempted to herd the bird away from traffic when it lashed out at him. Efforts by the NYPD and the FDNY to capture the bird have been unsuccessful, and it is still perched high up in the tree following the attack. The zoo officials believe that the peacock is theirs, as they have free-roaming peacocks at the zoo.
This incident occurred after a Eurasian eagle owl escaped from Central Park Zoo in February, and despite the zoo’s two weeks of attempts to recapture it, the owl remained at large. It was later seen hunting prey in the park. There has been no comment from the FDNY or the Bronx Zoo on this incident.