An adorable rare flamingo chick has hatched at a British zoo – delighting keepers.
The fluffy Caribbean flamingo is being reared by proud parents Edwina and Anthony.
It is the pair’s third chick, following Derek, who was hand-reared in 2019, and Frankie, who was parent-reared in 2025, at Paradise Park, Hayle, Cornwall, as reported by What’s The Jam.
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Curator David Woolcock said: “This is wonderful news, the chick hatched overnight and by 7.30am on Thursday morning was already looking out from beneath its mum’s wing.
“The chick is being reared by its parents on their nest in the flamingo lagoon, it’s just feet from a path with perfect viewing for visitors.
“Sometimes when Edwina or Anthony are sitting, the chick will be out of sight for a while but before long they stand and stretch or do a change over from one parent to the other.
“If all goes well, the chick will develop quickly, gain strength in its legs and start to venture off the nest in a few days.
“The parents feed a special high energy red liquid known as crop milk direct into the beak of the chick, and this is crucial for the first weeks of the chick’s life before it transitions to eating adult food.
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“Sadly, for another flamingo pair called Penelope and Colin, their egg is now more than a week overdue, so keepers believe it is unlikely to be fertile.
“At some point the pair are expected to abandon the nest, and keepers will then remove the egg to see what can be learned from it.”
David added: “It feels special that Edwina and Anthony have another chick this year.
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“Derek was hand-reared and Frankie was parent-reared, now this new arrival gives visitors the wonderful opportunity to see the natural care and close bond between flamingo parents and their chick.
“We will, of course, do things a little differently to last year.”
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