exotic birds worth £54k has been jailed.Bradley Tomes was caged for two years and eight months at Preston Crown Court after admitting the theft from South Lakes Safari Zoo.The 25-year-old, who previously worked at the popular visitor destination, carried out two night-time raids in July and October, 2018.The bird thief cut a hole in the fence before making off with numerous exotic birds including spoonbills, macaws and egrets from a tropical aviary, the Manchester Evening News reports.He also stole two Humboldt penguins, native to the Pacific Coast of Chile and Peru, named Pablo and Penny from the penguin enclosure.In January 2019, an exotic animal collector from Nottinghamshire contacted the police to report he had recently bought two.
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