{"id":48690,"date":"2026-10-15T20:24:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T03:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=48690"},"modified":"2026-10-15T21:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T04:06:19","slug":"flamingos-bugsy-the-pelican-goes-to-the-great-aviary-in-the-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/flamingos-bugsy-the-pelican-goes-to-the-great-aviary-in-the-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"Flamingo Habitat’s Bugsy the Pelican Goes to the Great Aviary in the Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bugsy the pelican, a beloved fixture at the Flamingo Wildlife Habitat, has kicked the bucket, shuffled off his mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible, we’ve confirmed.<\/p>\n

Bugsy was brought to Flamingo’s habitat in Sept. 2012, along with another rescue, Virginia. Virginia passed in 2021.<\/p>\n

We’ll try to keep this upbeat despite the sad news if that’s OK. We sometimes use humor as an adaptive coping mechanism, employing cognitive reframing and emotional regulation to process grief and mitigate psychological distress. Oh, like you don’t.<\/p>\n

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Whenever we visited the habitat, we would ask, “Why the long face?” The pelicans reacted pretty much the same way you just did.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Caesars Entertainment confirmed the loss of Bugsy, saying he passed away in July. Yes, it was a few months ago, but as you are well aware, news isn’t news until we say so. Vegas Matt was kicked out of Venetian in November 2025. We reported it<\/a> in August 2026, at which point it became international news. Please keep up.<\/p>\n

As mentioned, Bugsy was in the care of Flamingo for 14 years and was the longest-living rehab animal at the popular free habitat.<\/p>\n

Bugsy had a pre-existing condition and ultimately died from kidney failure. Given the fact he lived in Vegas, we figured it would be his liver.<\/p>\n

A Caesars rep said, “He was very well cared for and loved by the team, and we are all going to miss him.”<\/p>\n

Upon hearing about the death of Bugsy, we dove headlong into our archives and found a video of a feeding at the habitat.<\/p>\n

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