A couple weeks ago, our family was at the zoo and I noticed the Lorikeet exhibit was closed. I didn’t think much about it at the time since occasionally various animals are off display or unavailable to the public. Today I see that the reason for the exhibit being closed was that 15 birds had died from an unknown cause ^[1]. They didn’t figure out the cause but they’re pretty sure it’s not a danger to humans. Hopefully our fine feathered friends stay in good health and we can enjoy hanging out avoiding droppings for many years into the future.

Note to self: wash hands using the supplied hand cleanser when leaving the lorikeet exhibit, which is now open again to the public.