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pink flamingos in a lake
Photo by YuliiaLakeienko/Shutterstock.com Greater flamingos are the most widespread of the six flamingo species, calling three of earth’s continents and several of its subcontinents home. They are also the largest of the six species physically, their long, slender bodies and...
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Flamingos & Freezing Waters: Surviving Winter
For most animals, having their legs locked into a frozen body of water is a definite death sentence. For flamingos, it might just mean a bit of boredom. Flamingos are immensely adaptable creatures capable of more than the average human...
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What Does a Flamingo Need to Survive?
Photo by smutan/Shutterstock.com What does it take for a flamingo to survive? In 2023, Hurricane Idalia sent tons of flamingos all across the eastern half of the United States, from Massachusetts to Texas. It stranded these birds in places they had...
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