A Dozen Fluffy Flamingo Chicks for SeaWorld San Diego

Twelve Caribbean Flamingo chicks have hatched at SeaWorld San
Diego in the past three weeks! The
chicks are being hand-raised by aviculturists in SeaWorld’s Avian Center.

Photo Credit: SeaWorld San Diego

Flamingos lay a single egg on a muddy mound, and both
parents care for the chick for up to six years, when the young reach maturity. Though adult Flamingos are pink, the chicks
have downy white feathers. The birds’ pink
coloration comes from pigments in the aquatic organisms that they eat.

Caribbean Flamingos are also known as American
Flamingos. They are native to some Caribbean
Islands, coastal Mexico, Venezuela, and Colombia, as well as the Galapagos Islands.