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You Could Be Chief Flamingo Officer – Is This The Best Job In The World?

You Could Be Chief Flamingo Officer – Is This The Best Job In The World?

Baha Mar, a £2.48bn luxury resort, is advertising for a Chief Flamingo Officer to train flamingos

Ronan O'Shea

Ronan O'Shea

A luxury resort in the Bahamas is advertising the role of CFO. That in itself isn't particularly flaming, because a CFO is usually the chief financial officer who handles financials, which in the Bahamas - a tax haven - means lots and lots and lots of money. Mostly yours.

But wait, this isn't any normal CFO. Why? Because in this case it stands for Chief FLAMINGO Officer.

That's right, the £2.48 billion ($3.5bn) Baha Mar resort in the Bahamas is looking for someone to look after its large flamingo population. I think that definitely counts as an 'unusual job'.

Anyone interested in the bird-related job can apply on the company's website but will need to have a degree in zoology, which is the study of zoos. (That is a lie, please don't take it seriously. Zoology is a serious subject of study.)

Baha-Mar

The Baha Mar website lays out what employees need to do in order to be 'Better than Best' - in other words, to leave a 'lasting impression' on guests and create 'a timeless resort experience that is glamorous, fun and exceptional'. So a bit more flash than a weekend in Blackpool, then.

The checklist includes obvious suggestions like 'care deeply' (makes sense), 'have a generous spirit' (again, pretty straightforward) and 'thrive as part of a team', which makes it sound like virtually every job you've ever applied for. Hey look, you're smashing this application already.

More specifically, though, applicants will need at least five years' experience working in the care and husbandry (i.e. 'looking after') of exotic birds, with specific flamingo-related experience. They'll also need a good grounding in avian science and a strong working knowledge of biology, ecology, the behaviour and captive requirements of flamingos.

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The successful applicant will also need to run a breeding programme to ensure a healthy population of flamingos. So maybe it's not quite like every other job you've ever applied for then. Still, if you meet the criteria, you can apply here.

Flamingos are extremely popular birds because of their lovely pink plumage, which is a result of beta-carotene, which they consume in high quantities after catching, murdering and eating crustaceans and plankton.

They're actually born grey, but start turning pink after developing an insatiable blood lust that makes them mad with hunger. They're also highly Instagrammable, but you knew that.

They are sometimes known to stand on one leg - which scientists used to believe was a way of regulating body temperature while stood in water. According to more recent reports, however, this is largely because it requires less effort for them to stand one one leg than two. So there you go.

Featured Image Credit: PA

Topics: holidays, Animals