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Mexican Charities Team Up for Flamingo Conservation
Flamingos in Mexico - Photo by HGUFoto/Shutterstock.com Three Mexican charities announced a joint effort to protect Caribbean flamingo habitats in the Yucatán Peninsula. Fundación AXA México, Fundación Pedro y Elena Hernández A.C. (FPEH), and Fundación Elisa Carrillo Cabrera A.C. have come together...
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Same-Sex Flamingo Couple Raises Chick in English Zoo
 Photo by VanilinKa/shutterstock.com A sex-same Chilean flamingo couple made international headlines this week for their parenting skills. The two males, Arthur and Curtis, mark a milestone for the Paignton Zoo. The southwest England zoo has been home to Chilean flamingos...
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SeaWorld Orlando Welcomes New Flamingo Chick
Free photo by Petr Ganaj from Pexels SeaWorld Orlando’s flamingo flamboyance just got one chick bigger! On Wednesday, the theme park welcomed its first flamingo chick of the summer: Fiesta. Fiesta hatched on June 28. She is not yet available...
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Study Shows Flamingos Preen as Much as Other Waterbirds
Photo by BillPruitt/Shutterstock.com According to a recent study, flamingos do not preen themselves much more than other waterbirds. Flamingos are notorious for their entrancing, colorful feathers. The birds seem to have some sense of how beautiful they are, because they can...
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