Scotland: Gay flamingos adopt abandoned baby bird

[shenmue]

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/10/10/gay-flamingos-adopt-chick-that-was-abandoned-by-its-parents/

At the Edinburgh Zoo, life was not easy for one baby flamingo. He hatched but fell out of the nest, and his Mom and Dad stopped paying attention to him.

Help was on the way, however. A male flamingo couple went into the nest and started caring for the baby.

From the article:

“We don’t usually intervene with our flamingo flock but as this was our first egg since 2010, we carefully picked it up and placed it back on the nest.

“Luckily, one of our same-sex male couples went straight onto the nest, fostered the egg and raised it as their own.”

[voteearlyvoteoften]

1. Finally a happy flamingo story!

[blkmusclmachine]

2. Gay flamingos picking up the pieces left by the straighties mess.

[brooklynite]

3. Just as long as they're not ATHEIST Gay Scottish Flamingos.....

We have to draw the line somewhere.

[Cha]

4. What a positive Flamingo story, shenmue!

"Same-sex animal pairings raising neglected babies is common both in zoos and in the wild.

Earlier this year, a Kent zoo said that a pair of gay penguins who are raising a baby together are doing a much better job than their straight counterparts."

[shenmue]

5. Thank you

I like birdees!

[Cha]

6. We share that.. "Sweet Flamingoes.. I love those graceful birds." All birdees!

Only this was a sad Flamingo story..
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=914623

[shenmue]

8. {{{Cha}}}

[Cha]

9. shenmue!

[demigoddess]

10. awwwww

such a beautiful picture!!!

[valerief]

7. Where flamingos fly

[Liberal_in_LA]

11. lovely

[calimary]

12. Awww...

Life finds a way!

[ZombieHorde]

13. I was going to post Pink Flamingos,

but then I remembered that movie isn't exactly appropriate for DU.

If you haven't seen it, and you're a sick fuck, definitely check it out.

[m-lekktor]

16. i am glad the poodle crap thing is at the end.

so i can skip it! I am a huge john waters fan.

[ZombieHorde]

17. That was pretty funny.

Makes me feel like I'm in middle school.

[cwydro]

14. I LOVE flamingos

What a great story!

Thank you for posting.

[shenmue]

15. You're welcome