The pale pink birds — called "fenicotteri" in Italian — are now flocking to Venice in record numbers, as ecological efforts to restore damaged wetlands could help expand their habitat and possibly induce them to nest in the lagoon.

The jersey, by Colombian sportswear manufacturer Saeta, originally included a depiction of the final battle of the Haitian War of Independence in 1803 on its front.

Giovanni Galizia has been the cover shot for the calendar for many of the past 23 editions. It turns out, he’s not a man of the cloth.