‘Greater’ Flamingo passed to the Rainbow Bridge a few days ago on 31 January. He was one of Diamond’s friends of another species. Diamond wrote about the incident where a cowardly lout attacked Greater some years ago.
https://diamondcatbysasha.com.au/2008/10/elderly-flamingo-attacked.html
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| Greater and his friend Chilly wading in their pond at Adelaide Zoo |
Greater was around 83 years old and believed to be the World’s oldest flamingo. You may say, ‘How do you know that, Sasha?’ Well we don’t know anything about ancient wild flamingoes, but flamingoes don’t live to such a great age unless they get a lot of loving attention. Greater was blind and followed his faithful friend Chilly to the food source. Greater had medication to treat his arthritis and keep him comfortable.
We think that Greater had so much love from his adoring human fans and carers that he is surely waiting for them at the Rainbow Bridge.
Here are some more pictures of Greater and Chilly. Chilly is the smaller Chilean Flamingo.
