# @natgeo on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CGdiv-2jMK8
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11687981-natgeo-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/7ae2bd76f0.jpg
- **Posted:** 2020-10-17T22:35:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Geographic (@NatGeo) — https://gondola.cc/NatGeo

## Caption

Photo by jasperdoest / A brown pelican and a flamingo bob in the crystal-clear waters surrounding Curaçao. Both were rescued by my cousin Odette, who works as a veterinarian on the island. Unfortunately these two birds couldn't be released back to the wild. The pelican, named Neil, arrived at her rescue facility with a complicated wing fracture (he's since passed away), and the flamingo, whose name is Bob, had slammed against a hotel window and has a chronic foot condition. Bob became the ambassador of fdoccuracao, a local conservation education charity that teaches environmental awareness. 

Follow jasperdoest to learn more about Flamingo Bob. #flamingobob #meetbob #flamingo #birdrescue #pelican

Check out Nat Geo's link in bio for more on this story.

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meetbob, flamingo, flamingobob, pelican, birdrescue

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