SYDNEY, February 1, 2014
Staff at Adelaide Zoo were in mourning on Friday after the world’s oldest flamingo, and their oldest resident, died aged 83. The flamingo, known as “Greater” after his species, was put to sleep on Thursday due to complications associated with old age, having arrived at the zoo in 1933. Greater is survived by long-term friend Chilly — a Chilean flamingo — who is in his 60s and will be monitored to see how he reacts to the death.
“Greater is best known for being the world’s oldest flamingo and the last Greater flamingo to have resided in Australia,” a zoo official said. “Although this is an extremely sad loss for us all, it was the right thing to do. There was no additional medical treatment that would have improved Greater’s quality of life.” While flamingos can live for decades in captivity, they have a lifespan of about 25 years in the wild. — AFP
Courtesy: The Hindu
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