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Flamingo nest7/14/2023 ![]() ![]() There is no evidence of a specific social structure in the flock, only that it mates at the same time as the rest of the flock. But are not hostile towards other hatchlings if they have hatchlings in the creche. Adults that are supervising creches tend to be hostile towards hatchlings if they do not have young in that creche. Greater flamingos keep their young together in crèches. They travel constantly, looking for areas with adequate resources to sustain the entire flock, especially during mating season. They travel in groups of up to thousands and communicate using auditory and visual cues. Limitations on lifespan could be attributed to lack of resources. The longest-living individual in a zoo was reported to have lived at least 84 years. Upper limits are 50 years in the wild and 60 years in captivity. ![]() With few predators, greater flamingos are known to live an average of 20 to 30 years in captivity and the wild. After their fledgling period of 65 to 90 days, the young flamingo's bill develops into the curved shape of the adult's bill, so that they can bottom feed instead of rely on the parents for food. Soon after hatching, the chick is placed in a creche with other young greater flamingos, and is watched by various non-breeding greater flamingos. After hatching, young birds are fed crop milk by both parents. If resources are adequate, the egg hatches between 27 to 31 days. If nesting begins in a place with inadequate resources, then parents will abandon the egg and re-nest. While one is incubating, the other forages for food.
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