Flamingo chicks — hatched Aug. 14 and 19, respectively — already can be seen, along with the rest of the flamboyant Chilean flamingos — at the aviary, 589 E. 1300 South in Salt Lake City. Daily viewing takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Flamingos have one baby at a time. For the first few days after birth, chicks stay inside the nest. But they soon begin exploring their surroundings as their parents stay close by, according to a Wednesday news release.
The chicks, which weigh an average of 70 to 90 grams at birth, depend on their parents’ “crop milk” for the first six months, but they begin eating food on their own within the first week.