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Fugitive Flamingo ‘Pink Floyd’ celebrates 20 years on the run from the Kansas Z00

Have you seen this bird? Back in 2005, the African flamingo escaped from Kansas’ Sedgwick County Zoo during a dark and stormy night. The escape artist, known as flamingo No. 492 or “Pink Floyd,”  flew the coop.

Many moons later, the fearless flamingo’s story is still being written. Pink Floyd has been spotted in Texas numerous times in spring and summer, sometimes with other wild flamingos. The last confirmed sighting (photographed above) was in May 2023 when members of the Audubon Texas team spotted No. 492 during an annual waterbird survey.

Now, two decades post-escape, wildlife fans are keeping an eye out for the majestic bird in hopes of getting glimpses of the fugitive in action. If you do happen to spot Pink Floyd, don’t fret about its freedom — the zoo has no plans to recapture it, the Associated Press reported after a 2022 sighting. Keep on keeping on, brave bird.

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‘and you run and run and run to catch up with the sun.’

-Pink Floyd, ‘Time’

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source credits: Autobon Texas, Associated Press, Angel Saunders, People Magazine, KAKE-TV

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  2. As I read your entry I thought of the song “Let It Be”. We all have our own interpretation of those lyrics. If I see this magnificent bird roaming in my Texas backyard I will let it be. But if I see a pinkish striped Texas scorpion as I roam down the hallway in the middle of the night, I may not be so generous.

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