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Pink Floyd the Flamingo Who Escaped from a Kansas Zoo in 2005, was Just Spotted in TexasNearly 17 years ago, flamingos No. 492 and No. 347 fled from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas, when the zoo staff forgot to clip their feathers again. Ever since their escape, one of the flamingos, No. 492, has been spotted in various places in the United States.A few weeks ago, the Coastal Fisheries Division of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department posted a video featuring No. 492 (also known as "Pink Floyd") walking through Cox Bay near Port Lavaca. It would seem, the agency joked, that the pink bird, "has returned from the dark side of [the] moon."It is believed that Pink Floyd is about 27 years old, which means that the flamingo in question might have only few years left, as experts believe that flamingos in the wild can live until about 30.(Image Credit: Coastal Fisheries - Texas Parks and Wildlife via Facebook)#Flamingo #Wild #Funny #Texas #PinkFloyd #SedgwickCountyZoo

California Mountain Lion Surprises Neighbors When it Decides to go for a Swim in the LakeA big mountain lion was seen walking around Lake Mission Viejo, California, residents’ yard and eventually went for a dip in the lake.Valerie Strowski said a loud thud outside her lakeside home around 1:20 am woke her up and when her husband checked their surveillance camera, they saw the big cat.“Saw it looking in the water and I thought there’s no way, there’s no way it’s going to do this — but I had a really weird feeling it was — and it dove into the water,” Strowski said.

Juan Carrito, a Bandit Bear who Broke Into an Italian Bakery to Eat Cookies, was Finally CapturedIn November 2021, a 2-year-old Italian brown bear, named Juan Carrito by the residents of Roccaraso, Abruzzo, broke into a bakery to eat some cookies. Despite being moved to a remote area of Maiella National Park in the same town, the animal was seen again at a nearby ski resort about a week later.This year, the Mariscan bear was ensnared in a baited trap after being spotted lurking around a local train station and was brought to a sanctuary in Chieti province.

80 Escaped Ostriches Race Through the Streets in ChinaThere was a traffic jam of sorts that made one Saturday morning commute in Chongzuo City in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, a bit unusual. Instead of slow moving cars, there were dozens of ostriches running on the road. A video shared by China Global Television Network showed the flightless swift-running birds sprinting by the dozens on a highway.

New On Earth: Beautiful Photos of Baby Animals and their Mothers by Suzi EszterhasFor the last two decades, Suzi Eszterhas has been traveling across the world to take photographs of families of endangered species. Often, she spends weeks, months, and even years observing what life is like in a single animal family. In her time with the animals, Ezterhas has been able to see rare moments in the lives of many animal families, and she has recorded these moments in her stunning photographs. Eszterhas provides a brief description of each photo over at BBC Wildlife. You may also visit her website if you want to see more of her photos, and learn more about her. (All Images Credit: Suzi Eszterhas) #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Wild #Wholesome #Heartwarming