Watch: Philly Zoo Staff Fixes Baby Flamingo's Injured Leg

PHILADELPHIA — Back in July the Philadelphia Zoo welcomed its first flamingo chick in 20 years.

She was announced in August and was named Flaca, which means "slim" or "thin" in Spanish. But soon after, zoo staff noticed she was having trouble standing and using her left leg.

The experts jumped on the issue, looking to figure out what was causing Flaca's issues.

After a thorough examination and a series of x-rays, evidence suggested that the issue may have been related to an underlying injury that occurred earlier in the chick’s development.

While it's still not clear how her leg started acting up, the team devised a plan to get Flaca back to normal.

They created a foot brace, kept her in a sling, and gave her water therapy.

About a month later, Flaca, who is still gray but will eventually turn pink (a phenomenon discovered at the Philadelphia Zoo, in fact), is back with her family and flock.

"Today, Flaca is doing everything a growing flamingo chick should be doing, including balancing on her previously injured leg in characteristic flamingo fashion," the zoo said in a video on Flaca's recovery.

You can watch her path to recovery below.