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Photo by PaulaCobleigh/Shutterstock.com When you think of a flamingo, you think of a tropical background, with a beautifully blue body of water, gorgeous trees in the background, and sandy beaches, in part because those are common characteristics of where you’d...
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Photo by JeffMcGraw/Shutterstock.com Flamingos are synonymous with the color pink. Though they don’t hatch with the pink pigment, their diet influences their tint and turns them some variation of the vibrant shade after a few years after hatching. So, if...
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Photo by DimaZel/Shutterstock.com Flamingos need a tropical climate and plenty of saltwater to roam, feed, and congregate in. The United States has a handful of varying climates within its borders, but most of it isn’t tropical and home to plenty of...
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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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