Philadelphia Zoo Adds 14 Flamingos to Newly Renovated Habitat, Which Opens Saturday

Philadelphia Zoo adds 14 flamingos to newly renovated habitat, which opens Saturday

The Philadelphia Zoo has brought in a flamboyance of 14 African greater flamingos. The birds will be housed in a newly renovated area that opens to the public Saturday. They will join the 10 Caribbean flamingos that were already at the zoo. African greater flamingos can be distinguished by their slightly paler coloration.

Pretty in pink: Philadelphia Zoo welcomes new Flamingo species, opens Flamingo Cove

The Philadelphia Zoo is tickled pink about its latest addition. This Saturday, America's first zoo will host the grand opening of Flamingo Cove, a new outdoor walkthrough aviary featuring one of the Zoo’s most elegant and popular beauties: the flamingo. Located next to McNeil Avian Center, the Flamingo Cove habitat is the latest in the Zoo’s long line of sustainable repurposing practices. Originally the 1927 aviary, the habitat has been updated …