A newly formed family of three is the latest attraction at the San Diego Zoo after a same-sex flamingo couple has successfully fostered a baby flamingo chick.
The bonded pair of males prepared for fatherhood with a practice egg after they were observed sitting on a nest indicating a readiness to care for a chick, according to the Wildlife Alliance. The flamingo couple, reported by KUSI to each be around 40 years old, took turns caring for their faux-egg, proving their parenting prowess to staff who then replaced the stand-in with a fertile egg.
