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Escaped Peacock Terrorizes Neighborhood, Bites Man Before Taking Refuge in Tree

  • A peacock escaped from the Bronx Zoo and has been roaming the streets of West Farms in New York.
  • The peacock, nicknamed Raul, bit a man named Mike who was outside smoking.
  • Onlookers chased and cornered the peacock but it flew up into a tree where it remains.
  • The fire department treated the bite wound the peacock inflicted on the man.
  • The Bronx Zoo says the peacock is one of their free-roaming peafowl and are concerned the crowds may prevent its return.
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