Not in Kansas any more: flamingo that fled zoo spotted in Texas after 17 years

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Not in Kansas any more: flamingo that fled zoo spotted in Texas after 17 years
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African flamingo, who also goes by No 492, fled the Wichita county zoo in 2005 and was spotted this month by a fishing guide

The bird had to be No 492, Julie Hagen of the Texas parks and wildlife department told the Times, because the flamingo, named for the number on a tag around its leg, has been spotted locally at this time of year before, and flamingos don’t make a habit of hanging out in the area. “We have no reason to believe that it is any other flamingo,” Hagen said.

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