Flamingo chicks hatch at Curraghs Wildlife Park

Four Chilean flamingo chicks have hatched at Curraghs Wildlife Park in Ballaugh, with more still to hatch, in what the park says could be "another fantastic" breeding season.

The chicks are born grey and can take up to two years to develop the pink colouring flamingos are known for.

Flamingos get their colour from pigments in the shrimp and algae they eat, so newly-hatched chicks stay grey for weeks before slowly turning pink.

The Chilean flamingo is classed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, with the wild population in gradual decline.

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