A peachick, which was wandering helplessly on the streets of Saki Naka even as the crows attacked it, was rescued by three teenagers on Saturday. A wildlife welfare organisation said the bird was an illegal pet and was abandoned by its owner. The boys initially thought the bird was a hen but learnt it was a baby peahen, which is about six months old, after they informed a RAWW (Resqink Association for Wildlife Welfare).

"The bird was first secured by three teenagers Sourav Gupta, Lavkush Yadav and Faiz Ansari after it was abandoned by an unknown person in the middle of the road. When they went near the bird to rescue her, they assumed it to be a hen," said Pawan Sharma, the Honorary Wildlife Warden at Maharashtra Forest Department, Thane.