A flamingo chick that was abandoned as an egg has been adopted by new parents.<br /><br />The tiny bird spent a month in an incubator at Whipsnade Zoo where dedicated keepers could ensure the hatchling's survival.<br /><br />Birdkeeper Emily Merrick-White said the team monitored the egg for 32 days at the zoo's specialist bird nursery after it was abandoned.<br /><br />It was then transferred to a flamingo nest where Florence and Freddie took the egg under their wing.<br /><br />After hatching on 19 June, the tiny flamingo has bonded with its new family<br /><br />Both adoptive parents at the conservation zoo have been caring equally for the fluffy grey two-week-old.
