25 flamingos were killed by a wild fox at National Zoo in D.C.
The birds are “American flamingos,” best known for their pink color and standing on one leg. The zoo said a Northern pintail duck was also killed by the fox, and three other flamingos were hurt and are being treated at the zoo’s veterinary hospital.
In the wild, flamingos can fly away from danger, but the zoo’s flamingos had their wings clipped and were likely unable to defend themselves against the fox, zoo officials said. The rest of the flamingo flock was moved inside to their barn, officials said, and the ducks were taken to a “covered, secure outdoor space.” The zoo’s bird house has been closed to the public because it’s undergoing a renovation.The flamingo killings mark the first “predator mesh breach” since the 1970s when the zoo set up the flamingo exhibit, officials said.
Officials said there are regular checks and staff inspections of exhibits for animals several times a day. The last inspection of the outdoor yards around the bird house had been done around 2:30 p.m. Sunday. At that inspection, officials said, “no areas of concern were observed at the flamingo habitat.”
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