Flamingo from zoo Miller Park in Bloomington (state of Illinois) was subjected to euthanasia after he threw a stone.
«A minor threw a stone at the birds, — said J. Tetzloff, Director of the city Department of parks, recreation and culture. – Unfortunately, after seeing the Flamingo, the experts came to the conclusion that the best way for him to be euthanasia. We work with family school, so he learned his lesson and never did.»
Big show flamingos at the zoo opened in June 2016, she has more than 20 birds. This is one of the largest flocks of flamingos in zoos throughout the United States.
According to Tetzloff equipment exhibition Flamingo spent $300 thousand, which came from private sources. In addition, the city allocated $150 thousand for this project.
In the natural habitat of flamingos occur in the middle East, in countries such as Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan as well as in parts of West Africa, and South America. In Europe the colony of pink flamingos exist in the South of Spain, France and Sardinia. Colonies of flamingos often comprise hundreds of thousands of individuals. However, poaching and destruction of nests of the Flamingo led to worldwide declines.
In zoos, flamingos do not lose their unique plumage, as they add a different food containing carotene foods: grated carrots, sweet peppers and, most importantly, small crustaceans.
According to biologists at the University of Michigan, flamingos can live to an average of 30 years, in captivity they have lived up to 60 years.
At the zoo Bloomington there are such rare animals as Sumatran tigers, red pandas, lemurs, Gibbons, and red wolves, and so on.
