A huge rescue operation has been launched to retrieve 275 rare parrots and two lemurs from an island cut off by Hurricane Ian.
Owners of the Malama Manu Sanctuary on Pine Island, Florida, refused to leave as the terrifying storm bore down on them, not willing to abandon the animals to their fate.
Will Peratino and his partner Lauren Stepp instead coralled their birds into their home to protect them from the 150mph winds and rising waters.
