Hurricane Isaias: Flamingos ride out storm in zoo’s bathroom

Taking shelter during a hurricane is crucial, and a flamboyance of flamingos got a leg up on the storm warning, huddling together in the bathroom of a Florida Panhandle zoo as Hurricane Isaias roared onto shore.ZooWorld in Panama City posted a video on its Facebook account, showing 30 of the pink birds honking and strutting through the bathroom after they were placed there by zoo personnel.Read more trending news The crew included Mr. Sparklepants, at 10 years old the senior member of the group, The New York Times reported. Scuttle and Mango Shrimproll, 3-year-olds who had been raised at the zoo since they hatched, were also frolicking in the restroom, according to the newspaper.A mirror added some distraction for the birds, who saw other flamingos in the reflection and began striking poses.Kylie Appleton, the senior zookeeper at ZooWorld, shot the video before Isaias made landfall on Friday, the Times reported. Then team members boarded the doors to keep the flamingos confined.Erika N