You had already seen flamingos on beaches, in ponds, in the sky… In recent days on social networks, you can observe them in… toilets. Clichés that amuse Internet users a lot. According to them, the animals were sheltered from Hurricane Ian, which is currently hitting Florida, in a hotel.
Some are unsure of the reliability of the photograph as it looks so surreal. “How could they have collected these animals to put them in a building? asks one person on Twitter. Others pity the birds: “Poor flamingos, such a majestic bird exploited by man. So what about these clichés? 20 minutes make the point.
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No editing in sight, but a mishmash in the dates. This year, Florida has yet to share any photographs of its flamingos being brought to safety. By an image search on Google, it is possible to find several origins for the different shots. On the credit of one of them, although taken on the East Coast of the United States, it is specified that it was taken in 1998 in Miami by photographer Max Trujillo.
Others are not even in the United States, evidenced by the tweet published by the Sunken Gardens of Saint Petersburg, on August 28th. “Our animals are safe with staff on hand to see them through the storm. Flamingos throw a hurricane party in the bathroom; eat, drink and dance “, can we read in the caption of the photo. It is also from there that came the confusion of certain readers on the place of the sheltering of the animals.