The Philadelphia Zoo just added a whole lot of flamboyance. Flamingos have moved into a newly renovated area that will open to the public Saturday. MORE: Philadelphia to begin opening its public ...

Gertrude the flamingo tucks in her long legs each spring and sits next to other female flamingos as they warm eggs in their nests. Gertrude seemed content to never have hatched a chick of her own.

Greater flamingos are eye-catching pink birds with long, slender necks and stilt-like legs. Striking appearance aside, these animals also have relatively long lifespans, with many wild individuals ...