ESCONDIDO, Calif. (KGTV) — If you visit the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, you will notice the flamingos have the same colors as the Padres. That is not the only thing they have in common: The birds actually hang out on mounds made of baseball clay.
“The diamond mound dirt that baseball players are using for that beautiful stadium out there is the perfect kind of soil for our amazing flamingos. It is something we have added to their experience during breeding season. They absolutely love it,” said Marco Wendt with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.
Wendt says the mud helps protect their eggs. Speaking of eggs, this chick hatched about two months ago on Aug. 25. It was raised by two male flamingos…