Who knew a flamingo in a zoo could have been a flight risk?
A flamingo that escaped its enclosure at a Kansas zoo in 2005 has been seen on the Texas coast, The Associated Press reported.
A pair of flamingos escaped Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita 17 years ago during a storm and have been on the run for nearly two decades.
The Coastal Fisheries division of Texas Parks and Wildlife said the flamingo, identified by the number band on its leg, was recorded on video on March 10 by an environmental activist near Port Lavaca, Texas, the AP reported.
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The flamingo escaped from a Kansas zoo in 2005 and is often spotted on the #TexasCoast.
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No. 492 had been spotted a few times in Wisconsin, Louisiana and Texas, sometimes with a flock of other flamingos, but it’s been a year or two since it has been seen in Texas.
The other bird, however, has not been seen since its escape.
Zoo officials said they don’t plan on trying to capture No. 492 since there is not an easy way to trap it without disturbing other wildlife, the AP reported.
The birds were born in Africa and shipped to Wichita in 2004 with 39 other flamingos. The two that had escaped had not had their wings clipped to prevent them from flying away.
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