Staff at the zoo called the deaths „devastating.“
Twenty-five American flamingos and one Northern pintail duck were killed Monday after a wild fox broke into an outdoor flamingo habitat at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Staff at the zoo called the deaths „devastating.“ Before the attack, the zoo said it had 74 flamingos secured in their outdoor habitat — a 9,750-square-foot yard with a heated pool and barn. The enclosure is surrounded by mesh, which staff say was intact during the last perimeter check Sunday afternoon. Early Monday morning, staff came to the enclosure and found the dead birds.
