{"id":407651,"date":"2025-09-08T11:13:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T11:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/407651\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T11:13:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T11:13:14","slug":"edinburgh-zoo-welcomes-first-baby-flamingo-in-almost-a-decade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/407651\/","title":{"rendered":"Edinburgh Zoo welcomes first baby flamingo in almost a decade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>For the first time in almost ten years, a Chilean flamingo chick has hatched at Edinburgh Zoo.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) announced the new chicklet on September 4.<\/p>\n<p>The chick\u2019s arrival marks the first hatching in nine years for the zoo\u2019s breeding programme.<\/p>\n<p>Lorna Hughes, birds and primates team leader at Edinburgh Zoo, said it\u2019s \u201cincredible\u201d to see the parents taking care of their chick.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/e2d5b87791655064792a9dbdbe8ef66d-1757326878.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\"   alt=\"The chick's arrival marks the first flamingo baby in nine years.\"\/>RZSSThe chick\u2019s arrival marks the first flamingo baby in nine years. RZSS<\/p>\n<p>Although it\u2019s still early, the chick is looking \u201cstrong every day\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>To maximise the chance of eggs successfully hatching, the wildlife conservation charity\u2019s keepers temporarily remove them from the nest site and place them in an incubator.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/06ad0cf1b3af5d9ee3784f641938ffad-1757326950.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\"   alt=\"The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland announced the chick hatched on September 4.\"\/>RZSSThe Royal Zoological Society of Scotland announced the chick hatched on September 4. RZSS<\/p>\n<p>During incubation, the adult flamingos are provided with dummy eggs so they can continue their natural parenting behaviours without disruption.<\/p>\n<p>Once the chicks begin to break through the eggshell, they are returned to the nests.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFlamingo chicks develop quickly, doubling in weight within days, so we are already seeing our little one get bigger. Now we just need to keep everything crossed for the remaining eggs still in the incubator,\u201d Ms Hughes added.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/948ef75086f288b3a30ed6d5b314c927-1757327004.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\"   alt=\"Once the chicks begin to break through the eggshell, they are returned to the nests.\"\/>RZSSOnce the chicks begin to break through the eggshell, they are returned to the nests. RZSS<\/p>\n<p>With this arrival, Edinburgh Zoo\u2019s flamingo flock now contains both its youngest and oldest residents.<\/p>\n<p>From the newly hatched chick to Shrimpy, Louis and Rio, who are estimated to have hatched in 1961.<\/p>\n<p>STV News is now on WhatsApp<\/p>\n<p>Get all the latest news from around the country<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCESJzKgsNvKKNOYO2r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">      Follow STV News <\/a>Follow STV News on WhatsApp<\/p>\n<p>Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/whatsapp-qr.png\" alt=\"WhatsApp channel QR Code\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For the first time in almost ten years, a Chilean flamingo chick has hatched at Edinburgh Zoo. 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