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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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Flamingo migration is real, a topic we have covered extensively on this site. Last week, we checked out flamingo migration to and within India. This week, it’s all about Cyprus, which is enjoying its annual invasion of the fabulous fowl...
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Photo by kingmaphotos/Shutterstock.com Flamingos are partnered in human minds with the color pink. But what color are flamingo legs? The bird’s feathers are notoriously pink. Well, they aren’t inherently so, but their carotenoid-packed diets tint their plumage into a shade...
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Photo by BarbElkin/Shutterstock.com In 1979, some students at the University of Wisconsin imported more than 1,000 flamingos to Madison. They didn’t have to worry about food, water, or shelter, though - plastic flamingos are much less needy. On the first...
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Photo by JaneRix/Shutterstock.com Like the rest of the animal kingdom, flamingos have threats that they must protect themselves from. Predators are the historic enemy. Human activity and development are the modern ones. The world’s climate is changing, and all living things...
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