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Missing peacock returned to owner

13 May 2018, 9:00 AM
A pet peacock that went missing in Malé has been returned to its owners by the police after three days of reported sightings by Maldivian social media users. 
Photos of the female peacock on rooftops across the city began circulating after its owner posted a Facebook message Wednesday morning, appealing for help to locate the missing pet.
The sightings elicited much bemusement in the online community. The peahen flew from roof to roof before the police stepped in.
On Friday, a viral photo of a policeman holding the peahen spawned the hashtag #FreeThePeacock amid concern over the exotic bird.

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