Sunken Gardens flamingos, still in a St. Petersburg bathroom, are doing fine - Tampa Bay Times

The flamingos of Sunken Gardens are still in the bathroom.

The Instagram caption of the now-viral image described the animals, “having quite the hurricane party; eating, drinking and dancing.”.

But as projections forecasted a catastrophic storm barreling directly towards Tampa Bay, Sunken Gardens didn’t want to take any chances.

The animals would hunker down in the main building, a two-story fortress supported by steel beams.

With the exception of the koi fish that swim in ponds throughout the gardens, all of the animals holed up in the main building.

“There’s a special technique to carry them safely,” Biggs said.

The flamingos will stay in the bathroom one more night, to allow time for the wind to die down and workers to clear debris?

Since the storm wasn’t nearly as bad as forecasters feared, Sunken Gardens hopes to reopen Saturday morning.

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