Denver Zoo
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20th November 2019
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Denver Zoo Has Joined an International Effort to Rescue and Rehabilitate More Than 1,800 Flamingo Chicks and Unhatched Eggs
It should have been a cause for celebration. In January, thousands of lesser flamingo eggs were waiting to hatch at Kamfers Dam in Kimberley, South Africa. For a near-threatened species, thousands of chicks would be a boon for the species. But when severe drought hit the area, the adult flamingos were forced to leave in search of food and water, leaving nearly 1,800 chicks