Flamingo

Flamingo
Kingdom
  Animal
Class
  Bird
Genus
  Flamingo

 
Status
  Varies by species.
Added by
  JindoJeff - cheetah
Date Updated
  Sat Jun 4 18:14:38 2016
Image Credit
  JindoJeff
Image Comment
  A tall, pink Flamingo at SeaWorld, Orlando, Florida.
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Flamingo Facts & Trivia for kids

  • There are four species of Flamingo.
  • Flamingos can withstand very high temperatures.
  • Flamingos can fly.
  • A Flamingo can only eat with its head upside down.
  • Flamingos have webbed feet.
  • Flamingos typically live in warm regions near shallow lakes and lagoons.
  • Adult Flamingos are between 3 and 6 1/2 feet tall.
  • Flamingos are pink because they eat shrimp and blue-green algae which contain a natural pink dye called canthaxanthin.

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