Australia‘s last two flamingos – Greater and Chile – died in 2014 and 2018, respectively. At the time of their deaths, it was thought that was the last time the country would see the last of the majestic birds. However, the taxidermists had other plans. Not only Australia, but the flamingo pair has gotten a new lease of life and is on display at the South Australian Museum.

They were unveiled on Friday night in an event that was named “Birds of a Feather: (Frock Together!)”. The pair was birthed in a partnership with Adelaide’s LGBTQ+ Festival Feast.

The feast has been “celebrating diversity across the natural world” this November at the museum.

The residents of Adelaide Zoo in South Australia showered the flamingos with so much love. As per CNN, Greater was believed to be one of the oldest flamingos in captivity in the world. Greater died at the age of 83 and Chile was in her 60s when she died.

Due to a moratorium on the importation of flamingos to Australia, Chile and Greater were the last two of the species to ever live in Australia. Their return will be a welcome one for many, although they’ll be in taxidermy form.

In Australia, the last time flamingos existed in the wild was during the last ice age. Since then, they’ve only lived in captivity in Australia. Greater was brought over in the 1930s. Chile, on the other hand, was brought to Adelaide Zoo in the 1970s.

Greater was injured gravely in a 2008 attack done by two 17-year-old boys. This prompted an outpouring of public emotion.

For a long time, it was believed that both flamingoes were male. However, it was later discovered that Chile was female. They were adopted as an emblem of the Feast festival and the LGBTQ+ community in South Australia.

Greater and Chile will now live on in their preserved form for all to see at the South Australian Museum.