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MineralMan

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5. The only place I've seen wild flamingos was Florida.

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 6, 2026, 11:14 AM

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I guess that's why I thought they were only tropical birds. In Minnesota, there's a nice bunch of them at the Como Zoo. It's one of my favorite places in the Twin Cities. It's free to go to (I drop a $20 in the box), and you can take the bus there.

It's one of the nicest things we have. If you haven't been there, you should go. I'm sure you have, though.

My wife and I go at least three or four times a year, just to walk around and look at the critters.

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That's an interesting factoid. I've never given a lot of thought to flamingos, Ocelot II Saturday #2

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