Stork hides out from Hurricane Matthew in zoo bathroom

This Oct. 6, 2016, photo provided by the St. Augustine Alligator Farm and Zoological Park shows a marabou stork in a restroom at the facility in St. Augustine, Fla. The zoo said it moved all of its birds and mammals inside ahead of Hurricane Matthew's arrival. (Gen Anderson/St. Augustine Alligator Farm and Zoological Park via AP)

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Hurricane Matthew is battering the East Coast, and while many have evacuated Florida, zoo animals have stayed put.

But it does not mean they aren't hiding out.

The Associated Press reported that a bird in the Alligator Farm Zoological Park in St. Augustine, Florida, made a bathroom its hideaway location during the storm.

A Facebook post from the zoo on Thursday shows a Marabou stork standing in the middle of a bathroom in the zoo.

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