Not in Kansas Any More: Flamingo that Fled Zoo Spotted in Texas after 17 Years

flamingo g6e8383c23 1920 Not in Kansas Any More: Flamingo that Fled Zoo Spotted in Texas after 17 Years

Takeaways:

  • An African flamingo, known as No 492, fled the Wichita country zoo in 2005 has been spotted living in Texas.
  • The bird was spotted by a fishing guide in Port Lavaca on Texas’s Gulf coast.
  • The flamingo’s new home has everything he needs including warm temperatures, plentiful food and shallow wetlands. All he’s missing is companionship.

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