Utah’s Great Salt Lake used to be the home of a single flamingo nicknamed Pink Floyd, who escaped from an aviary in Salt Lake City in the late 1980’s and would be seen wintering in Utah socializing with seagulls. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Pink Floyd and the Great Salt Lake — High Country News – Know the West (hcn.org)
The tongue of the flamingo was considered a delicacy in Ancient Roman times. The birds themselves were considered a representation of the wealth of the owner and sacrificing a bird in the name of gods was a very fancy gesture too. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://owlcation.com/humanities/10-Weird-and-Fascinating-Ancient-Roman-Foods
