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The Fascinating World of Flamingo Filter Feeding: How and Why They Do It
There are five different species of flamingo, one of which is the Chilean flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis), which is featured in the above video. The clip shows the bird moving its beak from ...
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Chilean flamingo and harbor seal dead from bird flu at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo
Testing confirmed that highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, was responsible for the deaths of a Chilean flamingo on Jan. 8 and a harbor seal on Jan. 9. "The zoo is saddened by the loss of a ...
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Denver Zoo Flamingos Are Named After Rockstars—And Sometimes Hug Fans
Visitors to the Denver Zoo will quickly find out that the flamingos are local celebrities. Collectively, the 70 American and Chilean flamingos are known as flockstars and they’re each named ...
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Seal and flamingo die from bird flu at zoo
The zoo says a 7-year-old harbor seal named Slater died on Jan. 9, following the passing of a Chilean flamingo named Teal the day before. The zoo says Teal hatched in the fall and was just getting ...
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‘We’ve lost two amazing animals:’ Harbor seal, Chilean flamingo at Chicago zoo die from bird flu
CHICAGO (WGN) — A harbor seal and a Chilean flamingo at Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo died from avian influenza last week, zoo officials confirmed Wednesday. According to a spokesperson for the ...
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Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo loses flamingo, seal to bird flu
The Avian Influenza has claimed the lives of a Harbor Seal and a Chilean Flamingo at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo. The zoo announced they received results that confirmed the highly pathogenic Avian ...