A Chilean flamingo named Queen has possibly made history hatching two chicks at the ripe old age of 60, ten years past the age of the formerly known oldest flamingo mother. A successful breeding season for Queen is seen as even more remarkable when taking into account that flamingos may skip years of nesting.
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Louisville Zoo’s Taxonomic Curator of Birds, James McKinney explained:
"The oldest female to produce a chick is 50 years old, so her being 10 years older by that much — and she’s produced two chicks this year — is pretty wild. To have a female that’s 60 years old produce fertile eggs and hatch them out — and the chicks do great — that’s pretty awesome.”
Queen’s two chicks are among the six new baby flamingos available for viewing at the zoo during specified times of the day when they are out strolling with their handlers.
The chicks will achieve their adult proportions in 70 to 80 days; however, they will hold on to the gray plumage they now have for as long as two years after which they will begin to turn the pink color normally associated with adult flamingos.
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