A couple visiting the Springfield Zoo had a terrifying encounter with a flamingo that seemed to be possessed by an evil spirit.

According to witnesses, the couple was walking near the flamingo exhibit when one of the birds suddenly lunged at them, biting and scratching them with its beak and claws. The flamingo also made strange noises and had glowing red eyes.”

It was like something out of a horror movie,” said one witness, who asked not to be named. “The flamingo was acting crazy and violent. It seemed to have a grudge against the couple.”

The zoo staff quickly intervened and managed to restrain the flamingo, while the couple was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Their injuries were not life-threatening, but they were shaken by the incident.

The zoo director, Dr. Jane Smith, said that this was the first time that a flamingo had attacked a visitor in the zoo’s history. She said that the flamingo had no signs of illness or injury, and that its behavior was inexplicable.”

We don’t know what caused this flamingo to act this way,” she said. “We are conducting tests and investigations to find out more. We apologize to the couple and to all our visitors for this unfortunate incident.”

Meanwhile, a priest from a local church was called in to perform an exorcism on the flamingo, in case it was indeed possessed by a demonic force. The priest, Father John O’Malley, said that he had never seen anything like this before.”

I tried to bless the flamingo and cast out any evil spirits, but it was very resistant,” he said. “It kept hissing and spitting at me, and I felt a cold chill in the air. I think there was something very dark and powerful inside that bird.”

Unfortunately, the exorcism failed, and the flamingo had to be euthanized for its own safety and the safety of others. The zoo said that it would hold a memorial service for the flamingo, and that it would donate its body to science for further research.”

We are saddened by the loss of this flamingo, but we had no choice,” Dr. Smith said. “We hope that this was an isolated incident, and that no other animals or people are affected by whatever caused this flamingo to go berserk.”

In a shocking twist, the couple who were attacked by the flamingo were later found to have glowing red eyes themselves, but otherwise seemed fine. They claimed that they had no memory of what happened at the zoo, and that they felt normal. Doctors were baffled by their condition, and wondered if they had been infected or cursed by the flamingo. The couple was placed under quarantine and observation, while authorities tried to figure out what was going on.

“This is a very strange and disturbing case,” said Dr. James Lee, who was treating the couple. “We don’t know if this is a medical or a supernatural phenomenon, or both. We are doing everything we can to help them, but we are also concerned about their safety and the safety of others. We don’t know if they are contagious or dangerous.”

The zoo has been closed until further notice, while experts from various fields try to solve the mystery of the possessed flamingo and its victims.