Macaw killed by tiger at Lincoln Children’s Zoo
Employees with the Lincoln Children’s Zoo say one of the attraction’s new tigers killed one of its parrots Tuesday.
The zoo says it happened when a green-winged macaw, which the zoo acquired in November, flew into the zoo’s tiger habitat, which opened last week.
Zoo officials say the bird was being trained as part of a planned public presentation to fly from the zoo’s Secret Jungle to its outdoor theater when it detoured into the Sumatran tiger habitat.
A zoo spokesman says a tiger knocked it down.
The bird later died at the zoo’s veterinary clinic.
The zoo and the tiger exhibit remained open to the public.
