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Celebrate National Pink Flamingo Day With Us!
June 23 is a special day for flamingo fans across the country: it marks the annual 24 hours designated as National Pink Flamingo Day. In 2007, Leominster, Massachusetts, Mayor Dean Mazzarella decreed the inauguration of National Pink Flamingo Day. It...
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The Story of Pink Floyd, the Great Salt Lake Flamingo
Photo by DarioCastro/Shutterstock.com Flamingos are considered tropical creatures that hang out on sunny, sandy beaches. But one flamingo, affectionately known as Pink Floyd, chose a different path. In 1988, Pink Floyd - though he wasn’t called such at the time -...
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How You Can Help Conserve Flamingos
Photo by jdross75/Shutterstock.com Climate change is upon us, and billions of lifeforms across planet earth are and will continue to be affected. Flamingos are not immune to these unstable conditions, and as a fan of the fabulous fowl, you might wonder...
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Why Don't Flamingos Fly at the Zoo?
Photo by MikeCahill/Shutterstock.com If you’ve ever seen a flamingo live and in color, it was probably at a zoo. And while observing these fabulous fowls at the zoo, you almost certainly never saw them lift off the earth. This is because...
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