Flamingos Are Not For Pets

Flamingos are amazing, outstanding creatures that deserve to be admired and cherished as the fabulous fowls they are. But they are not meant for domestication or to be treated like human pets. Doing so would be bad for the bird, bad for your wallet, and probably not good for your standing with the government. If you really must have a flamingo as a pet, here are some things to consider.

Can you feed it the proper diet? Can you keep it safe from predators and other threats? Can you provide it with an adequate water supply? Can you consistently find enough shrimp, red algae, and other foods that it eats in the wild to meet its nutritional needs? Can you find the large body of saltwater that flamingos require to thrive?

The flamingos in your yard may be the same species, but they are not the same color. Male flamingos are noticeably darker pink, with longer wings and larger bodies than females. Males also tend to have more pronounced neck feathers that stick out straight when they are not in flight. It is usually easy to determine if a flamingo is a male or a female, but it is important to not confuse the two because their feathers can look very similar.

In a video by Kirsten, Bedrock is seen with a new dog called Peach. It appears that she was adopted for Albert after he got his own dog named Bedrock who is a Pomsky, a breed of dogs combining Siberian Husky and Pomeranian.

In 1918, America passed the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, a law that protects migratory birds and their habitats. Because flamingos are a migratory bird, they are covered under the legislation, and it is illegal to capture them in the wild and turn them into pets. If you do so, you could be fined.