I'm in ur nest, stealin' ur babiez
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emonyFlamingo pair adopt jilted chick
A pair of same sex flamingos have become foster parents after adopting an abandoned chick in Gloucestershire.
Carlos and Fernando had tried to start their own family by stealing eggs from other flamingos at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) in Slimbridge.
But their sitting and hatching skills impressed staff so much, that when a nest was abandoned last week, they were chosen to "adopt" the chick.
The new flamingo family is said to be doing well.
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Ms Waghorn added that flamingo same sex couples were not particularly rare.
"If there aren't enough females or they don't hit it off with them, they will pair off with other males," she said.
I love nature :)
A pair of same sex flamingos have become foster parents after adopting an abandoned chick in Gloucestershire.
Carlos and Fernando had tried to start their own family by stealing eggs from other flamingos at the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) in Slimbridge.
But their sitting and hatching skills impressed staff so much, that when a nest was abandoned last week, they were chosen to "adopt" the chick.
The new flamingo family is said to be doing well.
...
Ms Waghorn added that flamingo same sex couples were not particularly rare.
"If there aren't enough females or they don't hit it off with them, they will pair off with other males," she said.
I love nature :)
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