Adelaide Zoo Flamingoes?

auckland zoo list holding 16 flamingoes - 8 male and 8 female. if memory serves correct they imported 18 birds, which means two have since died.
 
The Chilean flamingo at Adelaide (if it is still alive - Taronga's is) was imported 60 years ago this month (as an adult). They are the two remaining members of a flock of 80 which was imported in June 1948.

If the Greater flamingo is still alive, it has been at Adelaide for 75 years this year.

Hope they are both still going strong.
This should be Adelaide zoo's "Year of the Flamingo."
 
I didn't know that they lived so long. On Zootycoon they don't live very long at all and i just assumed it was the same in real life.
By the way what is the longest living bird?
 
Yeah its bad how the flamingos in zoo tycoon don't live very long. Maybe (just an idea I will put in) the Taronga one could be moved to Adelaide to live out its life with other animals but may be too old to be moved down to Adelaide. Just so it could live the rest of it's life with other flamingos.
 
Its a nice thought, but probably not practical. "Yellow Band" (as it is called) is an ancient bird, and probably wouldn't survive the trip.
 
Ara said:
Its a nice thought, but probably not practical. "Yellow Band" (as it is called) is an ancient bird, and probably wouldn't survive the trip.
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last time i saw it it looked like a strong wind could blow it over! but dont worry its not living alone its in an off exhibit avairy with a few other water birds, cant remember what exactly but some ducks and few other older birds
 
Thanks torie, thats good to know.

It'll be a sad day when it goes.(The darn bird is about the same age as me!)
 
Well, Yellow Band's gone now - euthanised last friday (3/4/09). No more flamingos at Taronga.

Can somebody please confirm for me that Adelaide's two are still alive?
 
Only 1 Chilean Flamingo left in Australasia (Adelaide)...
Pitty qurantine protocols cant be eased or followed permitting a new import of these amazing birds, my nan remembers the old flock at Taronga many years ago. What a shame we cant see so many of the bird species the rest of the world has to offer. Then again we have some preety awesome ones too :)
 
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