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Goose Pretending To Be A Flamingo

The image is a screenshot of a Tumblr post featuring a photograph of a white goose standing among a flock of pink flamingos at a zoo. The goose is standing on one leg, exactly mimicking the posture of the surrounding flamingos, trying to blend in with the flock. Below the photo, two Tumblr users comment on this funny and adorable situation.
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I was at the zoo the other day and there was this fucking goose trying to act likE A FUCKING FLAMINGO

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this made my day its so adorable

Overview

The image is a screenshot of a Tumblr post featuring a photograph of a white goose standing among a flock of pink flamingos at a zoo. The goose is standing on one leg, exactly mimicking the posture of the surrounding flamingos, trying to blend in with the flock. Below the photo, two Tumblr users comment on this funny and adorable situation.

Origin notes

This viral meme originated as a user-submitted post on Tumblr, created by user dictatorofbutts, and was later reposted to X.com (formerly Twitter) by the account WholesomeMeme, as noted in the source information. It has been widely shared across social media as a popular wholesome animal meme.

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