1 / 4   A miraculous scene was shown in the UK as flamingos in a wildfowl reserve laid eggs for the first time in 15 years. Six birds in the flock laid a total of nine eggs. /VCG Photo.

2 / 4   “It’s a wonderful and welcome surprise that the Andeans have started laying again after nearly two decades,” said an aviculture expert according to the Telegraph. /VCG Photo.

3 / 4   Reportedly the unusual parenting instincts were triggered by the unprecedented hot weather, which imitated the desired conditions they usually experience in the wild. /VCG Photo.

4 / 4   Unfortunately, the eggs were not viable as the flock was infertile. Experts replaced the eggs with Chilean flamingos, a near-relative of the flock so that flamingos could raise the Chilean chicks as their own. /VCG Photo.