A pet peacock that’s evaded capture for weeks in Vermont has reportedly ditched his human family for a group of wild turkeys. The owner of the bird, whose name is Pea, said that the peacock was still on the lam as of Saturday.
A pet peacock that’s evaded capture for weeks in Vermont has reportedly ditched his human family for a group of wild turkeys. The owner of the bird, whose name is Pea, said that the peacock was still on the lam as of Saturday.
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department said in a Facebook post on Tuesday that the agency was notified of a runaway bird after it received the following email asking for help:
That person turns out to be Vermont resident Rene Johnson. Reached by email on Saturday, Johnson told Gizmodo she contacted the agency as a last-ditch effort after temperatures began to drop and she worried about the bird in freezing temperatures.
