By Tan Dawn Wei

Some peacocks on Sentosa do not take a shine to cars there. That was what one resort manager found out two years ago.

Mr Rashid Mohd Sanif, who works for Costa Sands Resort and who drives a black Hyundai Tuscani, recalled the surprise he had in 2007.

A peacock was attacking a black car in front of the hotel, he was told. Could it be mine, Mr Rashid, 37, wondered? Indeed it was. He saw his car already covered with tiny scratches - and a lone peacock wandering off.

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