# @denverzoo on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZ8zFd-DDst
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/67889291-denverzoo-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-24T01:20:26.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance (@denverzoo) — https://gondola.cc/denverzoo

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Just in time for #PinkFlamingoDay and Pride Month, we're sharing an update on our fabulous flock of flamingos. 🦩💖🌈 

Flamingos are highly social animals, and their flocks include all kinds of relationships ranging from friends and families to rivals and romantic partners. Along with male-female breeding pairs, same-sex pairings are also a natural part of flamingo social life. 

Many of you may remember one of our most famous, same-sex flamingo couples: Freddie Mercury, a 56-year-old American flamingo, and Lance Bass, a 24-year-old Chilean flamingo. The pair spent more than five years together and even stepped in as surrogate parents when needed. While they've since gone their separate ways, Freddie has formed new bonds with fellow American flamingos Eddie V. and Oliver. 

This year, there are several other same-sex pairs to celebrate, including Swift and Jonas, Swift and Jonas, and Stevie Nicks and Divine—an interspecies pair. Our Animal Care Specialists have observed these flamingos exhibiting courtship behaviors such as staying close together, sharing food, and building nests. 

With over 70 flamingos in our flock, there's no shortage of opportunities for our birds to flamingle with each other. We're honored to care for our flamingos and support what comes naturally to them! 

Looking for more ways to celebrate and support our fabulous flock? Join us on August 22 for Flock Party, our all-inclusive annual benefit that features signature food and drink, live music and unforgettable animal experiences. Proceeds support our flamingos, other animals who call DZCA home and our wildlife conservation efforts in Colorado and worldwide. ✨ 

Visit the link in our bio to learn more!

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