That actually was the funniest thing about this...

Reminds me of this (unrelated) anecdote:

Our zoo is surrounded by a park. We were having a barbeque and playing baseball when we spotted a peacock strutting around the park. Three of us corral the the bird while someone runs to the nearest zoo entrance to tell them one of the peacock's escaped.

Their response: "is it dead?".

Turns out the peacocks escape from the zoo all the time. I always knew they were free range, it is pretty cool when you have to stop and wait for a peacock crossing, but it never occurred to me that they would wander out or be able to hop the fence.