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The National Zoo's Adorable New Baby Flamingo (PHOTOS)

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WASHINGTON -- Hi there fluffy little guy. Or gal.

The National Zoo isn't sure yet if their new baby flamingo -- baby flamingo! -- is a boy or a girl. What we can be sure of is that the downy little bird is awfully cute. And long-legged.

The baby hatched on July 29. According to a media release, the zoo's flock of 63 birds produced an abnormally small number of fertile eggs this year due to irregular mating patterns, so this newborn is being raised by hand. (The zoo has historically found flamingo breeding to be a challenge.)

Perhaps you've noticed that the new bird's not yet vibrant pink? Keepers recently added "flamingo pellets" to the diet. These pellets contain the carotenoid pigments that'll change his or her feathers bright. By the baby's first birthday, the feathers will be light pink -- they should be bright pink once she or he turns two, by which point hopefully we'll also know which pronoun to use.
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There are some more pictures at the link.
 
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Perhaps you've noticed that the new bird's not yet vibrant pink? Keepers recently added "flamingo pellets" to the diet. These pellets contain the carotenoid pigments that'll change his or her feathers bright. By the baby's first birthday, the feathers will be light pink -- they should be bright pink once she or he turns two, by which point hopefully we'll also know which pronoun to use.
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so wait... why do wild flamingos turn pink?
 
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