What a Nightmare! The incredible life of a VERY unlucky parrot named 'Freddy Krueger' who was kidnapped from a zoo, bitten by a snake and had his face disfigured in a police shootout at a drugs den
- An Amazonian parrot in Brazil found his way back to a zoo on April 18 after being stolen by armed raiders
- It came in the same month the Amazona aestivan bird was bitten by a snake
- The unfortunate parrot was caught up in trouble four years earlier when he was shot in the face and blinded during a raid on a drug den where he lived
- He was then given the moniker 'Freddie Krueger' after his face was disfigured
An Amazonian parrot managed to find his way back to the zoo after he was stolen by armed raiders having undergone a similar ordeal four years previously.
The parrot named Freddy Krueger was stolen from a zoo in the southern city of Cascavel in Brazil on April 16 and returned back there two days later.
Freddy’s capture is the latest in a long line of unfortunate events to happen to the bird in recent times.
An Amazonian parrot, (pictured), managed to find its way back to the zoo after it was stolen while recovering from a kidnapping ordeal where it was shot and then bitten by a snake
The male bird was severely injured in a shootout between police and gangsters during a raid on a drug den where he had lived with his then owner.
He was shot in the beak and it was then that zookeepers gave him the name Freddy Kruger, after the fictional horror movie character from Nightmare on Elm Street whose face is disfigured.
'In the shootout, [Freddy] was hit in the upper-beak, blinded and suffered burns to the feathers that grow between the eyes,' Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo reported.
He then found a home at the Zoologico Municipal de Cascavel four years ago, however it hasn't all been plain sailing for Freddy.
Earlier this month, he was reportedly bitten on the leg by a snake that was not venomous, according to the publication.
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He bled profusely and survived. However as he recovered, he was stolen days later when three armed raiders burst into Cascavel’s zoo, overpowered its security guard and made off with two parrots and a cylinder of gas.
The guard said he was forced to lie on the floor while one of the suspects managed to break the bars of a window that gives access to the storeroom, where the parrots live.
But much to the surprise of zookeepers, the unlucky creature returned two days later and was found at the bottom of a pine tree beside his cage.
The turquoise colored parrot named Freddy Kruger was stolen from a zoo in the southern city of Cascavel in Brazil on April 16 and returned back there two days later
It is not known if the bird escaped the thieves and flew back or was abandoned
It is not known if the bird escaped the thieves and flew back or was abandoned.
'He’s a bit of a wild one,' Ilair Dettoni, the zoo’s vet said.
Dettoni suspected Freddy’s disfigured face may have led to the thieves setting him free, given the limited market for deformed parrots. 'I don’t know if Freddy is really unlucky or really lucky,' Dettoni added.
The second parrot and the gas cylinder have yet to be found.
Blue-fronted Amazon parrots are a medium-sized, primarily green parrot from South America. Like all parrots, they have the ability to copy different sounds in their environment.
A vet from the zoo said Freddy’s disfigured face may have led to the thieves set him free, given the limited market for deformed parrots
Much to the surprise of zookeepers, the unlucky creature returned two days later after being kidnapped and was found at the bottom of a pine tree beside his cage
They are described as being loud, social, and intelligent birds that live in family groups in the wild.
Although blue-fronted Amazons are popular as pets, they can be extremely challenging animals with which to live, according to National Aviary.
Some Amazons can live 40-50 years and may bite, scream, or become destructive if not kept busy with adequate toys, enrichment, and interaction.
They are primarily found in Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. Their populations have diminished recently due to deforestation, and frequent capture for the pet trade.
