Rare white peacock recovering after being hit by car
A rare white peacock described as a "local celebrity" at its country park home is recovering after it was hit by a car.
Despite earlier reports it had been deliberately driven at, police said the peafowl had walked in front of the car.Snowy was hit just outside the grounds of the estate, on Normanby Road between 11:00 and 11:30 BST.Police are investigating the incident, which took place on Thursday morningA spokesman from Normanby Hall said: "He's the only white one we've got and he is the local celeb.
"He is feeling a bit sore and tender, so we won't be letting him out for a week, he has had something to eat and drink so he's feeling a bit better."
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