Last wild macaw in Rio searches for love at the city’s zoo

Last wild macaw in Rio searches for love at the city’s zoo
A blue-and-yellow macaw that zookeepers named Juliet flies outside the enclosure where macaws are kept at BioParque, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Bruna Prado/AP)

A blue-and-yellow macaw, believed to be the only wild macaw left in Rio de Janeiro, has been spotted visiting the city’s zoo nearly every day to try to find a mate.

The bird, named Juliet, has appeared at the BioParque’s macaw enclosure almost every morning for the last two decades.

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