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Adorable baby flamingo learning to stand on one leg deserves all our support

It is trying its best.
 By 
Chloe Bryan
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There is one, and only one, thing in this world that is unequivocally true: This baby flamingo deserves everyone's support.

Flamingos often stand on one leg, a habit researchers think arose because it allows the birds to expend less muscular energy while they're stationary. So it's important that young flamingos learn to do this at an early age, and it's even more important that we cheer for this very soft-looking flamingo chick as it practices.

You can clap, you can scream, you can shout "good hustle" like an overbearing parent at a seventh grade B-team volleyball game. Just do something.

We are sure the flamingo community will appreciate it.

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Chloe Bryan

Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.

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