An African flamingo, who is numbered 492, has been living the life of a fugitive. Well, not literally. Around 17 years ago, the bird had made a daring escape from a zoo in the US state of Kansas and now it has resurfaced in Texas, which is around 700 miles (1,100 kilometres) to the south.

Watch: After 17 years and 1100 km, flamingo named Pink Floyd resurfaces in US

For the first time, a pair of male Humboldt penguins has become foster parents to a new hatchling at a zoo in New York, the United States. Although this same-sex foster couple is a first for the zoo, many other institutions have witnessed success with such penguins tending to eggs together and caring for newborns, said the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse.

In a first, same-sex penguins become foster parents in US zoo. Find out how

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Watch: After 17 years and 1100 km, flamingo named Pink Floyd resurfaces in US

In a first, same-sex penguins become foster parents in US zoo. Find out how