India
The birds were found near a tank on the outskirts of Mandalenkapalli village yesterday under Bejjenki police limits, village sarpanch Rajaiah said.
Updated : May 01, 2010, 12:22 PM IST
At least seven peacocks were found dead in Mandalenkapalli village here apparently due to rising temperatures and water scarcity.
The birds were found near a tank on the village outskirts yesterday under Bejjenki police limits, village sarpanch Rajaiah said.
The exact cause of the death is not known and a complaint has been filed, he said.
Police and forest officials, who reached the spot, nearly 40 km from here, are probing into the peacock deaths, he added.