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Issy Wright handrears Flamingo chicks and takes them for daily walks at Cotswold Wildlife Park & Gardens in Burford, Oxfordshire. 01/10/2022. Orphaned flamingo chicks are being taken out for daily walks by their tall keeper - to show them how to use their long legs. See SWNS story SWMRflamingo. The baby birds are given a stroll to stretch their legs by keeper Issy at Cotswold Wildlife Park in Burford, Oxfordshire. A spokesperson said: ''Issy is hand-rearing the flamingo chicks after they were abandoned by their parents. ''Issy and the bird team have been hand-feeding them and Issy takes them for exercises a few times a day to strengthen and develop their legs. ''Issy is one of our tallest keepers so it looks adorable when they follow her around.'' Cotswold Wildlife Park is home to more than 1,500 animals from 250 different species making it one of the largest zoological collections in the UK.