The photographed American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) chick was born on 18 March 2019 in the Paris Zoo in France, so it is now 8 months old.
It was first photographed when it was one month old. The chick has greyish-white feathers, and does not gain its pink colour for 2-3 years.
The adult Flamingo measures 120-145 centimetres (47-57 inches) tall.
The female lays one egg on the muddy ground and both parents look after it. The egg hatches after 28-32 days.
MARTINA NICOLLS is an international aid and development consultant, and the author of: Similar But Different in the Animal Kingdom (2017), The Shortness of Life: A Mongolian Lament (2015), Liberia’s Deadest Ends (2012), Bardot’s Comet (2011), Kashmir on a Knife-Edge (2010) and The Sudan Curse (2009).
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