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Case File · Forensic · No. 034
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The Quiet Feathers of Enclosure Nine
≈ 4 min
Keeper Miriam Solt reported this morning that Coco, a hyacinth macaw valued at several thousand pounds and registered under zoo tag HZ-114, has vanished from Enclosure Nine. The bird was replaced with a painted resin decoy of similar colouring, propped on Coco's usual perch. Zoo director Patel has called in an investigator to determine the sequence of events that led to the substitution — and whether an internal accomplice was involved.
The scene
Hartwell City Zoo aviary complex — Enclosure Nine (walk-through tropical bird hall) and the adjacent keeper's preparation room, present day
The events
- Resin decoy placed on Coco's perch
- Delivery docket GZ-88 signed at the service gate
- Keeper Solt discovers the decoy and raises the alarm
- Coco transferred from perch into a transport carrier
- Resin decoy smuggled inside a feed crate
- Carrier and accomplice exit through the botanical corridor
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