Mental Floss
7 Tricks Zoos Use to Get Endangered Animals to Mate
February 17, 2013
After witnessing a two-decade drought of successful hatchlings, the keepers of the Chilean flamingos at the UK’s Drusillas Park decided to give the long-legged pink birds a little tender encouragement. To conjure up that loving feeling, the staff played a mix of songs that have been successful in the human baby-making department, including tunes from Barry White and Marvin Gaye, along with a selection of love songs that might be particularly arousing for the birds themselves, including Manfred Mann‘s “Pretty Flamingo” and Bette Midler‘s “Wind Beneath My Wings.” Keepers combined these love classics with recordings of the flamingos’ bird calls and found subtle improvements. “They appear to be spending more time at the nest sites and taking a greater interest in each other.” Proof, perhaps, that Marvin’s sexual healing crosses species.
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