Freddy the parrot makes it back to zoo after being stolen, shot and bitten by snake

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian

Freddy the parrot makes it back to zoo after being stolen, shot and bitten by snake

The bird, Freddy Krueger, found his way back to Brazil zoo after thieves abducted him – the latest survival in his tumultuous life

Tom Phillips in Mexico City
Mon 29 Apr 2019 16.47 BST Last modified on Mon 29 Apr 2019 21.15 BST

An Amazonian parrot called Freddy Krueger has made headlines in Brazil after managing to find its way back to the zoo from which it was stolen while recovering from a four-year nightmare that saw it shot in a gun battle, abducted by armed thieves and bitten by a snake.

The turquoise-fronted Amazon parrot – whose Elm Street-inspired moniker stems from its bullet-disfigured face – was pilfered from a zoo in the southern city of Cascavel on the night of 16 April.

According to Brazil’s Folha de São Paulo newspaper, Freddy’s capture was just the latest in a series of misadventures to affect the Amazona aestiva bird.

Freddy was first brought to the zoo about four years ago, having been severely injured in a shootout between police and gangsters during a raid on the drug den where he had lived with his villain owner.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/29/parrot-freddy-krueger-survives-kidnapping-shot-snake-bite-brazil-zoo

[Karadeniz]

1. He's been through the wringer, poor baby! Hope he gets some well deserved care!❤

[Fla Dem]

2. My he live out the remainder of his life(which could be many years) in peace and comfort.