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Yoga is one of the most peaceful and rejuvenating things you can do. And like with most things, when you incorporate animals, it only improves the experience. A series of programs offering everything from goat yoga in Oregon to cat yoga in Illinois have sprung up, promising a workout that involves communing with non-human participants. But are you ready for this? you can now add flamingo yoga to the list.

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The three new arrivals were hatched in August, with the third and final hatchling making its way out of their shell on Thursday, Aug. 29. "It's a labor of love for the Zoo's bird care team, who have confirmed that all of this season's chicks have officially hatched," the OKC Zoo wrote on Facebook, sharing adorable photos of the little baby birds.

Meet the man who has been working nonstop to help rescue hundreds of the Flamingo chicks known as 'Lesser Flamingos.' Thousands of baby flamingos are being born all across South Africa and in danger of dying of thirst due to the drought and dam near Kimberley drying out. Mike Bolhuis, bird lover and private investigator, heard about this issue and decided to set up. He helped organize 900 of the birds to be airlifted 325 miles away from the dam to Pretoria, where he is currently housing them on his farm. He is now in need of some volunteers to come to help out with these adorable baby flamingos. Read the full story at NPR.

We might all be aware but just in case, this year's heatwave is scorching! And as we are heating up and racing for the AC every chance we get, something amazing has happened... Thanks to the crazy heatwave an unbelievable record number of flamingo chicks are being born in Spain and the U.K! 

The Sacramento Zoo recently announced the birth of six (adorable) American flamingo chicks, also known as Caribbean flamingos. The babies hatched between June 28 and July 30, yes it took two days, and they're the first of the species to be born at the zoo since 1999. So ya, its kind of a huge deal at the moment.