Born Gray: Sixteen Flamingo Chicks Await Their Future Pink Feathers
Published date: Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:50:25 +0700Vienna, Austria – Sixteen flamingo chicks have hatched at Schönbrunn Zoo, but their famous pink feathers are still years away.
The young birds are currently covered in mouse-gray down, which provides camouflage in their clay nesting mounds and helps protect them from predators, according to curator Dr. Folko Balfanz.
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