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< BackFlamingo Update
A follow-up Zoowatch has been done on the flamingos with a roster of volunteers stationed in front of the exhibit eight hours a day for seven days.
From the data obtained there has only been a small variation in the enclosure spatial usage, the Greater Flamingo is on the lawn area for 72% of the time and in the pond for 24%. The Chilean Flamingo however has increased its usage of the pond to 99% of its time. The number of feeds throughout the day has also stabilized for the Greater Flamingo, averaging 4 to 5 feeds from the feed bucket per day. The Greater Flamingos weight has also stabilized. On 21st December its weight was 4.36kg and on the 7th January was 4.39kg.
There has been a slight concern however when one day it appeared to have difficulty standing still, and constantly moving from one foot to another with its joints over extending. As precautionary treatment it was given anti-inflammatory medication. By that afternoon everything appeared normal and the condition has not re-occurred.
