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Peacock in love -- with a gas pump

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GLOUCESTER, England, June 18 (UPI) -- Mr. P, a peacock from the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, is apparently in love with the pumps at a local gas station.

Mr. P goes to the gas station every day and spends the entire day displaying his plumage to the gasoline pumps, the Sunday Mail reported. He arrives at 6:30 a.m. and leaves when the gas station closes at 10 p.m.

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Locals believe Mr. P is drawn to the pumps because the clicking noise they produce sounds similar to the mating call of a peahen, the newspaper said.

Some residents have complained about the screeching noise that Mr. P makes. The town's council is working on a plan to capture Mr. P and release him into the wild, miles away from his beloved gas station, the newspaper said.

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