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Flamingos

Flamingos are tall, pink birds that often stand on one leg. Ask questions here about their habitat, behavior and conservation.

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Are there flamingoes in the Caribbean?

flamingos live beside the water or in the sand

Where does a flamingo lives?

Flamingos are found in Africa, Asia, North America, Central America, South America, and Europe. They inhabit the edges of lakes and swamps where they can eat shrimp, algae, and other small creatures that live in shallow water. See the link below for a map of the flamingos range around the world.

Do flamingos have back bones?

Yes, a Flamingo like all birds has a back bone.

How do flamingos find mates?

Usually flamingos find and mate in the water. The female will lower her head and the male will jump on her back while the female spreads her wings.

Flamingos dont always breed each year. Sometimes they can breed up to two times in one year.Usually when flamingos reach about six years old, they begin to breed.

How does a flamingo respond to stimulus?

a flamingo responds to stimuli/stimulus in many ways. if you are wondering, response to stimulus is basically a cause and effect. for humans and example of the stimulus (when it is cold) and the response (shiver). so, one example for a flamingo is that if something wants to hurt her baby, she will make a sqwaking sound and try to scare off the predator. there's WAY more, but that was one example. try coming across a shrimp-- the flamingo eats it! now you try.....

What are the endangered species of the Bahamas?

Here's just a few:

Bahama Swallow (tachycineta cyaneoviridis)

Bahaman Lesser Funnerl-eared Bat (chilonatalus tumidifrons)

Bahamas Rock Iguana (cyclura carinata)

Bahamian Hutia (geocapromys ingrahami)

Bahamian Parrot (amazona lecocephala bahamensis)

Bee Hummingbird (mellisuga helenae)

Bigeye Tuna (thunnus obesus)

Black Grouper (epinephelus nigritus)

Black Rockfish (mycteroperca bonaci)

Brown Pelican (pelecanus occidentalis)

Buff-breasted Sandpiper (tryngites subruficollis)

Cape Shark (squalus acanthias)

Caribbean reef Shark (carcharhinus perezi)

Cat Island Turtle (trachemys terrapen)

Cuban Parrot (amazona leucocephala)

Green turtle (chelonia mydas)

Hooded Seal (cystophora cristata)

Least Tern (sterna antillarum)

Minor Red Bat (lasiurus minor)

North Atlantic Right Whale (balaena glacialis)

Northern Bahamian Rock Iguana (cyclura cychlura)

Oceanic Whitetip Shark (carcharhinus lonimanus)

West Indian Manatee (trichechus manatus)

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

Is a flamingo a predator or prey?

a predator in the sense that it strains small organisms out of water by means of its unique bill. prey as i have seen video of a jackal, and an eagle taking them.

Do flamingos live in a social group?

Well, not exactly. Flamingos live in large groups called colonies. Tens of thousands of flamingos can live in one colony. Sometimes flocks of different kinds of flamingos live in the same colony.

How many babies can Flamingos have at a time?

Between 9 and 77. However that generally depends on the day of the week. Flamingos are known as "Chronobirds" in that their innate sense of time and date means that any one flamingo will vary it's quantity of any object in a cyclical manner. However it is often observed that flamingos consistently have precisely 22 tic-tacs on them at any time.

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Does a young and an adult flamingo look different from one another?

When a penguin is a chick, it has gray down feathers. As it gets older and more mature, the down is replaced by the smooth, water-proof, back and white feathers you are used to seeing.

How can a flamingo keep warm?

well you wouldn't want to go near a mother only in zoo because they are tamed even if mother isn't with children it will still attack because flamingos are very dumb. even when their kids die, they think they're still in their pouch. Yes, flamingos are part marsupial.

What are the flamingos defense mechanisms?

The flamingo has only one natural defense, and that is escape. At the first sign of danger, a flamingo will take flight, and all the other birds of the flock will follow suit, taking to the sky. This makes them difficult targets for natural predators.

What is the population of the greater flamingo?

Over 1 million are alive today. No one knows for sure because everyday about one new one is made, and some die.

What is the domain of a puna flamingo?

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Are flamingos nocturnal?

The consensus in the scientific community is that flamingos are diurnal birds. However, some studies documented flamingos feeding or flying by night.

What Latin word does flamingo come from?

Flamingos are found in Africa, Asia, North America, Central America, South America, and Europe.

How do flamingos travel?

Flamingos walk on long, stilt like legs that are designed for wading in shallow water. They have webbed feet so they won't sink into the mud at the bottom of the water. When they fly, flamingos run a few steps into the wind; the flock will fly in formations that take advantage of the wind currents. For more information see the link below.

Are all flamingos pink?

Flamingos are not the only birds containing pink. Since they are not born or do not intrinsically develop into pink birds, they obtain their pink pigment from their diet. The more carotene their diet contains, the more vibrantly pink their bodies become.

The related link includes a short list of other birds that contain the color pink.

Are flamingos safari animals?

Flamingos are found in Africa, they also inhabit Asia, North America, Central America, South America, and Europe. Please see the link below for a world map of flamingos habitat.

Why flamingos have a long neck?

it's long and bendy so it is easiar to curl over and reach food

What are flamingo body parts?

They empower the creature to run away when a lion, capybara, or predator

approaches, or when a danger lurks. This instinct makes it possible for the

flamingo to survive such a situation although threatened, and to live on, to

eat and to procreate another day.