She's pink‚ she's small and‚ boy‚ she can fly! Flamingo flight stuns scientists

A remarkable 1‚069 kilometre flight by a small female flamingo over the Indian Ocean has been hailed as a breakthrough for flamingo science in Africa.The Lesser Flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor)‚ was tagged with a satellite tracking device at Delareyville in the North West province as part of a project between Eskom and the Endangered Wildlife Trust to monitor the movement of flamingos and find ways of protecting them from collisions with power lines.