LATER.
FLAMINGO DAY IS HAPPENING THIS
WEEKEND AT THE SAN ANTONIO ZOO
AND WE LOVE CELEBRATING.
Fiona: I WENT BEHIND THE
SCENES AND STOOD ON ONE LEG WITH
TWO NEW FRIENDS.
I ALWAYS LEAN ON YOU.
Jeff: I KNOW.
Fiona: HI THERE.
HELLO.
WHAT?
ARE YOU JEALOUS?
YOU NEED A BATH.
I KNOW.
NOW THAT I HAVE EVERYONE'S
ATTENTION.
EVERYONE STAND LIKE THIS.
[LAUGHTER]
Fiona: ANYONE ELSE FEEL
LIKE THEY'RE ON A LAWN IN
FLORIDA?
WORLD FLAMINGO DAY IS COMING UP
AT THE SAN ANTONIO ZOO SO WE ARE
INSIDE THE CARIBBEAN AND CHILEAN
EXHIBIT.
WE'VE GOT ALL THESE BIRDS BEHIND
US.
WHICH ONES ARE CHILEAN AND WHICH
ONES ARE CARIBBEAN FLAMINGOS?
THE LARGER PINKER ONES ARE
THE CARIBBEAN.
AND THE SMALLER ONES ARE GOING
TO BE OUR CHILEAN FLAMINGOS.
Fiona: THEY ARE QUITE
TALKATIVE.
THEY ARE.
THEY LOVE TO TALK AND SQUAWK.
Fiona: THESE ARE THE BABIES
FROM LAST SEASON.
SO THEY'RE GROWING UP.
YES, THEY'RE ALMOST A YEAR
OLD NOW.
THEY ARE JUST GETTING THEIR PINK
COLORING RIGHT HERE, YOU CAN
SEE.
Fiona: OH, LOOK AT THAT.
RIGHT THERE, YEAH.
SO WHERE DOES THE PINK COLORING
COME FROM?
THE PINK COLORING WOULD COME
FROM THE IN THE WILD WHAT THEY
EAT, THE SHRIMP AND CRUSTACEANS.
BUT HERE WE HAVE A DIET.
THIS IS ACTUALLY OUR YOUNGEST
FROM OUR LAST SEASON.
VERY FRIENDLY AND VERY SWEET.
Fiona: THE BREEDING PROGRAM
HERE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
YES, WE WERE ACTUALLY ONE OF
THE FIRST ZOOS IN THE COUNTRY TO
RAISE FLAMINGOS.
AND WE HAVE BEEN DOING IT FOR
OVER 50 YEARS NOW.
AND WE ACTUALLY PROVIDE
FLAMINGOS TO ALL THE OTHER ZOOS.
Fiona: WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO
TAKE CARE OF THESE GUYS?
WELL, IT TAKES A LOT.
WE MAINTAIN THEIR EXHIBIT.
WE RAKE AND HOSE AND EVERY DAY
WE COME AND FEED THEM.
BUT THAT'S ONLY THE TIP OF THE
ICEBERG HERE AT THE ZOO.
WHEN BREEDING SEASON STARTS WE
PICK UP THEIR EGGS, WE PUT
DUMMIES AND WE INCUBATE THEM AND
WE ACTUALLY HAND RAISE THEM
OURSELVES.
Fiona: EVERY SINGLE ONE OF
THESE GUYS IS HAND RAISED SO
THEY'RE QUITE COMFORTABLE WITH
HUMANS.
BASICALLY, LINDA, WE'RE GOING TO
CLEAN THEIR EXHIBIT.
YES.
WE ARE GOING TO CLEAN A LITTLE
BIT AND GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT
OF DINNER.
Fiona: OH, THAT'S GREAT.
IT'S QUITE PUNGENT IN HERE.
YES.
FLAMINGOS TEND TO SMELL A LITTLE
BIT.
BUT THEY THRIVE IN IT.
IT'S PART OF THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
OKAY, FIONA.
WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO IS
YOU'RE GOING TO RAKE THE LEAVES
INTO A PILE.
AND THAT WILL HELP CLEAN THE
EXHIBIT AND KEEP IT A GOOD
ENVIRONMENT FOR THESE GUYS.
Fiona: ALL RIGHT.
I HOPE YOU GUYS REMEMBER THEY
ARE DOING THIS FOR YOU.
YOU LIKE?
THAT WILL BE $5.
ALL RIGHT.
IT'S FEEDING TIME.
WHAT EXACTLY AM I FEEDING THEM,
LINDA?
RIGHT HERE IS OUR ADULT
FLAMINGO BREEDER DIET.
IT'S IN A PELLET FORM.
Fiona: HERE WE GO.
IT'S FEEDING TIME.
THAT'S NOT FOOD.
FOOD IS RIGHT HERE.
HERE WE GO, HERE WE GO, HERE WE
GO.
THERE WE GO.
LOOK, IT'S ALL OVER THERE YOU
GUYS!
HERE WE GO.
YAY!
LET'S GO!
THE DUCKS ARE GETTING TO THEM
FIRST!
WORLD FLAMINGO DAY COMING UP ON
MAY 28 AT THE SAN ANTONIO ZOO
FROM 10:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M.
THERE'S GOING TO BE ALL SORTS OF
ACTIVITIES GOING ON.
YES, WITH THESE FLAMINGOS WE