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American flamingos - Photo by AjiltaW/Shutterstock.com A wild fox killed 25 American flamingos at the Smithsonian National Zoo overnight Sunday. One Northern pintail duck was also a victim of the attack. When zoo staff arrived at the Zoo’s Bird House early...
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Photo by JiriFejkl/Shutterstock.com Flamingos and their famous pink coloring are synonymous with one another, but what color are flamingos when they’re born? It takes a couple of years for flamingo chicks to transition into pink tints, and they don’t hatch...
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Photo by winfinity/Shutterstock.com Flamingos and pink go together like Jim and Pam and green eggs and ham, but are flamingos so pink that even their poop is pink? The fabulous fowls are associated with pink because of the beta carotene...
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Photo by SmileFight/Shutterstock.com The Galapagos Islands present some of the most fantastic nature anywhere on the planet, and they’re also home to some of the most beautiful flamingos in the world. Located in the Pacific Ocean about 600 miles west...
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Photo by MichaelZysman/Shutterstock.com Conchy the flamingo is no ordinary fowl. It’s not unusual for the Navy Air Station Key West at Boca Chica Field in Florida to have to deal with large birds meandering into its airfield. These fowls present...
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