Educational Articles
Photo by MartinMecnarowski/Shutterstock.com When you think of birds, one of the first things you think of is flight. But not all birds fly, and it’s usually the larger ones that remain rooted to the ground. So, can flamingos fly? Can...
Continue reading
Photo by anna.argentuma/Shutterstock.com On March 17, 1972, the world met the movie, “Pink Flamingos.” The cult classic turned 50 this month, and though its actual content doesn’t have much to do with the beautiful bird other than borrowing its name,...
Continue reading
You love flamingos, but do you love them as much as the Florence Flamingos? The Florence RedWolves, a collegiate summer baseball league team that plays in the Coastal Plain League (CPL), wanted to change things up. So, in August 2021,...
Continue reading
Flamboyance of Caribbean flamingos - Photo by Dr.JuergenBochynek/Shutterstock.com Flamingos flock together in flamboyances and are very social animals. This means they have to have some system for communication. That leads to an interesting question: what sounds do flamingos make? What Sounds...
Continue reading
Adult Flamingo Feeding Chick - Photo by DavidNagy/Shutterstock.com Unlike many creatures in the animal kingdom, flamingos generally raise their young as a partnership, in some ways similar to how humans raise their children. That means the male and female parents work...
Continue reading