Twenty-five Caribbean flamingos and a pintail died at the Washington Zoo after a wild fox managed to enter their enclosure, this institution of the American capital announced in a press release on Tuesday May 3.
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“During the morning of May 2, the bird house team discovered the deceased flamingos and saw a foxin the outdoor enclosure of the birds, reported the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, which specifies that the fox then managed to escape. Flamboyance, the name given to a flock of flamingos, originally numbered 74 Caribbean flamingos, or red flamingos. “It is a tragic loss for us and for all those who hold animals in their hearts.“lamented the director of the zoo, Brandie Smith.
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“The barrier we were using had passed inspection and is used by other licensed zoos across the country.“, she specifies, before adding: “Our focus is now on the welfare of the rest of the flock and on strengthening our habitats“. The American capital had already been stirred by a vixen in April, the animal having attacked several passers-by around the Capitol and even bitten an elected official. The pin was euthanized and found to be a carrier of rabies, according to health authorities.