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A Zoo's Flamingo Produces Chicks at Record-Setting 60 Years Old
The chicks are among six new arrivals, and curator James McKinney said Queen is believed to be the oldest female flamingo to hatch chicks at an accredited zoo.
- Queen, a 60-year-old Chilean flamingo, hatched two chicks at the Louisville Zoo, becoming the oldest female to produce chicks at an accredited facility.
- Flamingos can go years without nesting, making Queen's breeding success at 60 years old remarkable—she is 10 years older than the previous record holder.
- James McKinney, Taxonomic Curator of Birds at the Louisville Zoo, said "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."
- Six new chicks have joined the flock at the Louisville Zoo, where guests may spot young birds walking with handlers during supervised outings that provide necessary exercise.
- Although the chicks will reach full size in 70 to 80 days, it can take up to two years for them to develop the signature pink coloring of flamingos; until then, they retain gray plumage.
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