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flamingo chicks being cared for by a few adults
June 11, 2020

Flamingo Flock

Flamingo parents share baby-rearing duties in Yucatán, Mexico. While a few are left in charge of the chicks, the rest of the adults go out to search for food, coming back in shifts to make sure everyone gets fed.
Photograph by Klaus Nigge, Nat Geo Image Collection

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