Three Caribbean flamingos were born in July 2026.
Why weren’t these eggs under their parents? Simply because, in a flamingo colony, an egg can be broken accidentally during the movement of adults or be the target of predators. To give it the best chance of developing, we have carefully collected it as soon as it is laid and placed it in an incubator, where the temperature and humidity are precisely controlled.
Meanwhile, the future parents had not noticed anything! Their eggs were replaced by plaster eggs, which allowed them to continue naturally their breeding behavior. A technique commonly used in zoos to optimize reproductive success while respecting the natural behaviors of animals.
In a few weeks, they will spend the day near the flamingos, in their aviary, in order to be reintroduced into the group.
