Marilyn Monroe (Norma Jeane Mortenson)
(June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962)
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RARE EGGS SAVED BY FLIGHT ATTENDANT
SEATTLE (KOMO) — An Alaska Airlines flight attendant was
recently honored by Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo after saving
rare Chilean flamingo eggs on a flight last August.
A zoo official transporting rare was Chilean flamingo eggs from
Zoo Atlanta to Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo when the incubator
keeping them warm stopped working.
Flight attendant Amber said “A passenger rang the call button
and asked if I would help keep some eggs warm.”
Alaska said Amber went to the galley, found some rubber gloves,
and filled them with warm water before bringing them to the zoo
official. The zoo officials then wrapped the gloves around the
eggs to make a makeshift, yet cozy nest.
Nearby plane passengers offered their coats and scarves for
extra insulation.
Amber and her granddaughter, Sunny (above) were honored guests of Woodland Park Zoo, and treated to an exclusive
tour that included a ‘meet and greet’ with the recently-
hatched chicks.
IN CASE YOU WANT TO KNOW
The emu is the second-largest living bird by height, after its ratite relative,
the ostrich. It is endemic to Australia where it is the largest native bird and
the only extant member of the genus Dromaius. The emu’s range covers
most of mainland Australia, but the Tasmanian, Kangaroo Island and King
Island subspecies became extinct after the European settlement of Australia
in 1788. The bird is sufficiently common for it to be rated as a least-concern
species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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