Flamingo diary
Flamingos are one of the most popular animals exhibited in animal collections. If you’re keen to learn more about them and delve deeper in the ways in which WWT keeps its flamingos then follow Paul's diary up-to-date with all things flamingo. Paul Rose is a PhD student from the University of Exeter’s Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour, currently based in the Conservation Programmes Directorate at WWT, who is investigating the social behaviour of captive flamingo flock
Diamond flamingos.
As the UK celebrates 60 years of the reign of H.M. the Queen (incidentally the Patron of WWT), and reflects on her long-term of exemplary service in office, I thought it would be interesting and topical to draw attention to the longevity and tenacity o
3 June 2012
Sun, sand and lots of shovelling.
And so the sunshine continues, and with it renewed efforts on the part of the aviculture team to make life even more enjoyable for their pink feathered friends. Today, Phil and his colleagues dug out and re-modelled nests for the Chilean flamingos (the la
24 May 2012
Lesser only in name.
Introducing the smallest flamingo. The Latin (scientific) name of the lesser flamingo, Phoeniconaias minor, means "crimson water nymph", perfectly apt for this, the smallest and one of the brightest species of flamingo. WWT Slimbridge holds the largest ca
12 May 2012
Welcome to the WWT Flamingo Blog
The flamingo social behaviour project As human beings, we’re a very sociable species and we all like nothing better than to keep in touch with out friends via email, Twitter and Facebook, to share news, stories, jokes and gossip. It would appear that a
11 May 2012