The exotic bird, nicknamed Pink Floyd for its pink and white hues, appears to have once again turned up in a bay near Port Lavaca on the Gulf Coast.
Seventeen years later, one of the fugitive flamingos — nicknamed Pink Floyd for his pink and white hues —
The zoo has no intention of trying to recapture Flamingo No. 492. Jennica King, a spokeswoman for the facility, said its staff has accepted that the bird appears destined to live out the rest of its days in Texas.Plus, attempting to extricate the flamingo from its current habitat could do more harm than good.
Its exact age is also unclear. Pink Floyd is believed to have been between 3 and 5 years old when it fled, King said, so it would be roughly 20 now. Flamingos can survive for 40 to 60 years.
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