Denver Zoo Celebrates Pride Month With Same-Sex Flamingo Couple

DENVER, CO — While there are many happy couples at Denver Zoo, curators are highlighting one special pair in celebration of pride month — two male flamingos have found love.

Chilean flamingo Lance Bass and American flamingo Freddie Mercury — both named in honor of LGBTQ icons — have been together for several years, the zoo said.

"While these two males won’t be able to have a chick of their own, they are able to act as surrogate parents if a breeding pair is unable to raise their chick for any reason," the zoo said.

Lance Bass, who performed as a member of the 90s boy band *NSYNC, gave a shout-out to the flamingo couple on Twitter.