The Oklahoma City Zoo Welcomes Three Adorable Flamingo Chicks

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  According to the post, guests won’t be able to see the fluffy chicks just yet, as they will need time to bond with their parents for the next 6-8 weeks.

  
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  "All of the hatchlings are healthy and bonding with their parents," the Zoo said in a statement to PEOPLE. "The OKC Zoo's bird caretakers have moved the new family units to a behind-the-scenes area for the next several weeks – allowing the parents to raise their chicks on their own, removed from the threat of natural predators like raccoons."

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  The Zoo explained that caretakers have partially hand-reared flamingo hatchlings in the past, but are excited to implement a new technique that will enable the parents to do all the nurturing of the chicks on their own.

  
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  The Zoo also told PEOPLE that one of the chicks is the offspring of a 57-year-old male flamingo at the Zoo, who is the last remaining member of the Zoo’s original flock that first arrived in 1963.

  
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