BBC TV presenter gets bitten by peckish bird

TV weathergirl Carol Kirkwood was reporting live from London Zoo when the bird bit the hand that was feeding him

TV weathergirl Carol Kirkwood fails to predict a nip in the air... and gets bitten by a peckish penguin called Dave.
The BBC Breakfast star was reporting live from London Zoo yesterday when the 16-week-old Humboldt clamped its beak to her hand as she fed him.
Scot Carol squealed in pain before continuing her chat with keeper Adrian Walls.
The 16-week-old eventually released Carol, 50, from his the grips of his beak - but not without first drawing blood.
“They’ve got strong beaks haven’t they, the wee rascals,” she said.
Shaking the injured finger, she quickly wrapped-up the link.

But when giggling hosts Bill Turnbull and Susanna Reid returned to the injured presenter for the weather minutes later, they couldn’t resist asking Carol for the identity of the rogue penguin.

Pickles and me! He is soooooo cute x twitter.com/carolkirkwood/…
— Carol Kirkwood (@carolkirkwood) August 22, 2012

She was then asked to show off her injury and revealed a reddened, swollen finger.
Last night a zoo worker said: “It is very unfortunate.
“Penguins are lively creatures, but usually very friendly - especially the baby ones.
“Perhaps because Carol isn’t a trained, this particular youngster spotted weakness and went in for the kill as she tried to throw him some fish.
"Their beaks really do smart if they catch you unawares.”

The incident occurred during a report about London Zoo’s annual audit which sees them weighing and measuring each of the 750 species they home.
Carol was bitten whilst interviewing head bird keeper, Adrian Walls, who, in turn, was holding 15 week-old baby, Pebbles, beside the zoo’s nursery pool.
And fans last night urged Carol to beak careful in future.

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