Are these chicks cousins? Perhaps. Caribbean (aka American) flamingos, like all flamingo species, lay just one egg per year, so chicks of the same size are more likely cousins than siblings. These chicks and their hovering parents are in the Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve in the Yucatan Peninsula, a critical nesting colony for Caribbean flamingos. They’re highly social birds that live in colonies of thousands, so they have plenty of opportunities to celebrate Cousins Day today. Here’s to you, cuz!
Flock together for Cousins Day
Today in History
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Zion National Park Turns 100
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Presidents Day
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Black History Month
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Bryce Canyon National Park turns 100
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Southern gemsbok in the savannah, Botswana
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Protecting wildlife today and tomorrow
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Can you see the family resemblance?
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Installation art turns heads
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Groundhog Day
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The buzz about bees
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It s not always sunny in Abu Simbel…
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Rising up from the black sand like rock gods
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Feeling lazy? Today s your day.
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Yellow-eyed penguins, Moeraki, New Zealand
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World Children s Day
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Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
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Nomads of the Gobi
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Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico
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Travel Sunday: Flamenco in Granada, Andalusia, Spain
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An ice cap-puccino
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