B&B is honored to partner with and showcase the Oregon Zoo Foundation in our 2026 community desk calendar! The Oregon Zoo Foundation helps the Oregon Zoo care for animals like the Lesser Flamingos, inspire conservation action, and educate the public, funding programs in wildlife research, species recovery, and environmental education both locally and around the world.
Each month, the calendar showcases a beautiful photograph of a zoo animal and highlights inspiring stories of conservation successes and how individuals and corporations can make a difference. Ways to contribute include joining the Sustaining Herd, becoming a Giving Circle member, or supporting other initiatives that help animals thrive at the zoo.
We hope this calendar raises your awareness about the Oregon Zoo
Foundation’s work and how to get involved!
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Lesser Flamingos | B&B Calendar November Featured Animal
Lesser flamingos are the smallest of the six flamingo species and one of the pinkest of the old-world flamingos. Native to Africa, they get their vibrant color from pigments in spirulina, the algae that forms the bulk of their diet. Flocking helps them evade predators such as lions, leopards, cheetahs, and jackals, while courtship involves synchronized marches, neck-stretching, and wing-flapping to display their brilliant feathers. Adults undergo a flightless molt for about three weeks each year.
Lesser flamingos breed primarily on large, undisturbed alkaline and saline lakes across East Africa, with smaller colonies in West Africa, southern Africa, Asia, India, and Pakistan. Nests made of raised mud keep eggs cool and dry, and chicks are fed a liquid diet, walking within a week of hatching. Adults average 35.5 inches in length and weigh between 2.5 and 5 pounds, while hatchlings weigh just 2.5 to 3.5 ounces.
The Oregon Zoo Foundation participates in Willamette Week’s Give!Guide, an annual campaign that connects donors to local causes and supports hundreds of nonprofits. Giving through the campaign in November and December benefits wildlife and communities across the region, continuing a decades-long tradition of community impact.
Production Notes:
•Printed on Titan Dull Cover
•Printed on Xerox Iridesse using spot clear and silver toners
About Oregon Zoo Foundation
Since 1997, the Oregon Zoo Foundation has supported the Oregon Zoo’s mission to care for animals, inspire conservation, and educate the public about wildlife. The Foundation provides funding that helps veterinarians, keepers, and wildlife experts give the best care to zoo animals while supporting species recovery and conservation education programs both locally and globally.
With more than $100 million funded to date, the Oregon Zoo Foundation enables initiatives ranging from animal well-being and habitat improvements to capital infrastructure projects, creating lasting impacts for animals and the people who care for them.
Learn more on their website and follow them on Instagram.
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