This happy announcement comes from the folks at Roger Williams Park Zoo.
We are happy to share a Chilean flamingo chick has hatched. This now five-day old chick is a historical birth for our Zoo; the first flamingo born at RWPZoo in 22 years. Mom is doing a great job tending to her little one. Our fabulous keepers and vet care team will continue to monitor mom and baby.
Zookeepers include this Fun Fact: Flamingo young are born white, with soft, downy feathers and a straight bill. As they mature the bill will gradually curve downwards. Both parents take care of the newborn flamingo, feeding it “crop milk” a fluid produced in their digestive systems. (Just like Alicia Silverstone.)
This image is a screen grab from an adorable video. Unknown if Little Floof is the baby’s official name or just a temporary term of endearment. (How you say “floof” in Chile?) We are cool either way.