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Shock over bashing of rarest flamingo
Old 30-10-2008
AdelaideNow... Shock over Adelaide Zoo bashing of rarest flamingo

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A BLIND flamingo believed to be one of the oldest in the world is in a critical condition after being bashed at Adelaide Zoo.
Four teenagers have been charged after visitors reported an incident to zoo staff that has left the unnamed male greater flamingo, aged about 78, "extremely stressed".

Zoo staff said it appeared to have been beaten.

It was taken to the zoo's animal hospital, where it remained under the close watch of keepers in a critical condition last night. The zoo has reported this morning that the bird is responding well to care and it is hoped he will pull through.

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Having a particular interest in these two flamingos, I'm gutted.

Apart from the sheer moronic inhumanity of the act, flamingos in Australia are irreplaceable and literally worth their weight in gold!

If these guys are guilty, it had better be jail time, not just some pissy fine.
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What australian zoos exhibit flamingos?
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taronga and Adelaide and they are our last.

Its very sad... THe fence is only about 30cm high so doesnt even have a gate, its a shame really you have nice low fence so people can see and this is what happens
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Why can't australia import more flamingos?
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Its very very sad when we have some teens who would bash a 78 year old bird. it's a crazy act for any one to do
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Why can't australia import more flamingos?
I recommend doing a search for Flamingo and Import in the Zoochat search box.
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A very sad event, I hope Karma takes its effect on whoever did this,
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He is doing well this afternoon, and they expect him to recover. I think it makes it ten times worse that he was such a trusting bird, how could they have done this.
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He is doing well this afternoon, and they expect him to recover. I think it makes it ten times worse that he was such a trusting bird, how could they have done this.
I hope he recovers. I'm amazed to hear of a Flamingo reaching such a great age though geese, to which Flamingoes may have some relationship I think, can be very long lived.

Do they know for sure he is that old and its not a confusion of their records?
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His age is more or less confirmed by the fact that there has been no importation of the species since 1933. (Importations were in 1919, 1925, 1930 and 1933.)
It is assumed he was a 1933 bird, but there's no way of knowing. He could be even older.
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i just read this on bbc news, its shocking
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A bit more on the history of this bird; he is the last of a total of 51 which were imported by Adelaide before the ban came into place. (Last importation was 1933.)
Most of them didn't last too long. By 1941 there were only 2 left. I don't know when the other one died, but it was still alive and healthy in 1978.
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I hope the guy gets back on his feet in no time,
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A bit more on the history of this bird; he is the last of a total of 51 which were imported by Adelaide before the ban came into place. (Last importation was 1933.)
Most of them didn't last too long. By 1941 there were only 2 left. I don't know when the other one died, but it was still alive and healthy in 1978.
i think it might still be there becuase the article says something about his friend looking for him and being distressed also
 
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