Video: Flock of flamingos move into new home at Houston Zoo

HOUSTON — The Houston Zoo’s flock of pink flamingos has a brand new home! Chilean flamingos moved into the new South American Wetlands aviary on Tuesday.

Two hundred zoo staff and volunteers helped direct dozens of flamingos to their new neighborhood by forming a human wall and walking behind them.

The stars of the show seemed to enjoy the attention as they paraded past the people lined up to make sure they didn’t veer off course. With a boss bird leading the way, the rest of the flock followed and posed for the cameras along the way.

They seemed excited as they got closer to the aviary and ran down a path through some greenery, flapping their wings.

Their lovely new home is a large pond surrounded by lush tropical plants, flowers and towering trees.

It even includes a waterfall!

The aviary also houses a historic sculptural tree created by Mexican-American artist Dionicio Rodriguez, who was commissioned to create the work by the city of Houston in 1926.

When the immersive aviary is open to the public, they will be able to walk around the flamingos.

The wetlands of South America, the African savannah and the woodlands of North America are three new aviaries in the zoo’s 1.3-acre Birds of the World exhibit, worth $13.5 million dollars, which opens on August 30. Each will be home to around 15 different species of birds.

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