Dozens of Peacocks Missing from Northern California Hotel

ed the biggest one Alibaba, Baba for short, because he would walk through the hotel like he owned the place. Peacocks tend to be aloof, but Baba “became like a dog,” he said.

Since the news about the missing birds became public, people have been calling the hotel with tips and possible sightings, including reports of neighbors with new peacock pets, Nielsen said. Hotel staff are hoping the birds are found and returned home.

For now, the hotel has added better and more surveillance cameras, and there are plans to add more fencing. “They really meant a lot to us,” Nielsen said. Missing these beautiful birds has been a blow to the hotel staff and guests alike, who had come to love and appreciate these majestic creatures wandering the grounds. Everyone is hopeful for their safe return to their home at the Ryde Hotel.