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Wildlife Habitat at The Flamingo Las Vegas
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Wildlife Habitat at The Flamingo Las Vegas

Bugsy Siegel’s landmark casino has changed dramatically over the years, but in 1995 the owners brought back the namesake birds, the pink Chilean flamingos. They frolic along with endangered African penguins and various fowl around freshwater pools where colorful koi swim with 25-pound green-gray grass carp and yellow albino channel catfish. It’s free and open to the public at all hours.

Fun fact: Pink flamingos Bubblegum and Pink Floyd are a gay couple, according to wildlife manager Robin Haeffner-Matos. They’re always seen together and both have bands on their right legs, which signifies they're male.

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