A mysterious disease had killed as many as 24 peacocks over the course of three days in the Thar desert, a TV channel reported on Friday. According to the wildlife department, the mysterious disease in the peacocks was discovered when 15 birds were killed in a village near Islamkot. Locals said after being infected by the disease, the eyes of the peacocks had popped up because of swelling and they died within next 24 hours. The disease has now spread to several villages. The samples of the disease-inflicted peacocks have been sent to Karachi.
