Thursday, 23 October 2014

Chilean Flamingo Update

We now have an incredible eighteen Chilean Flamingo Chicks that have hatched so far this year at the park!

They are a range sizes and can be seen out daily exploring the enclosure with their parents.

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They are born with a white fluffy baby plumage which is gradually taken over by larger, grey feathers. Their beautiful Pink feathers only start to appear when they are nearly a year old, and it’s only at three to four years of age that they have their full adult plumage.

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Once the chicks have are old enough to leave the nest, they group together in a crèche which is supervised by an adult. Here they can socialise with one another and keep safe!

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