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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 flamingos warm or cold blooded?
Birds are warm-blooded and flamingos are birds; therefore, flamingos are warm-blooded.
NO . Flamingos eat small fish like anchovies and shrimp. Flamingos are actually white or grey, but the shrimp they eat turns them pink. When a flamingo loses its feathers it eventually turns white or grey. A baby flamingo is born white or grey, but it gets pinker as it gets older.
They eat shrimp and some anchovies, as well. (It is the shrimp that accounts for the pink color of flamingos.
Yes, they can, if they eat shrimp that have special dye in them...
How many species of flamingos are there?
There are six species in the genus Phoenicopterus, four of them in the Americas:
- Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) - parts of Africa, S. Europe and SW Asia
- Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) - Great Rift Valley Africa to NW India
- Chilean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus chilensis) - temperate S. South America.
- James's Flamingo (Phoenicopterus jamesi) - in the southern Andes of South America
- Andean Flamingo (Phoenicopterus andinus) - the southern Andes
- American Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) - northern South America and the Caribbean
The Lesser Flamingo is the most numerous of the species. The American flamingoes as seen in Florida are the only species living in North America, although extinct species may have lived on the continent.
they bend their knees and you can see the falmingos legs bending.
Can you ride on the back of a flamingo?
flamingos are so small that if you sit on one, you will most likely crush every bone in its body and it will die within two seconds unless if you mutate it....
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Flamingos are not amphibians, they are birds. They live next to shallow water and wade into the water to find food.
Is the bird flamingo a common or proper noun?
A flamingo is a common noun, you don't have to capitalize this word.
Yes, because it depends on what they eat.Pink flamingos are pink because they eat shrimp,and blue flamingos eat something other then shrimp
What Is a turner vintage pink flamingo painting worth in excellent condition?
I don't know, but I'd like to. I know a lady who has the mirror.
Is a flamingo a omnivorecarnivore or a herbivore?
Flamingos are primarily considered filter-feeding herbivores, as their diet mainly consists of algae, plankton, and small crustaceans. They use their uniquely adapted beaks to sift through mud and water to find food. However, they do consume small invertebrates occasionally, which may lead some to classify them as omnivores. Overall, their feeding habits are predominantly herbivorous.
What does flamingos use for energy?
Flamingos primarily use algae and small crustaceans as their main sources of energy. They filter-feed by sifting through water using their specialized beaks, which allow them to extract these nutrient-rich foods. The carotenoids in their diet, especially from the algae and shrimp they consume, also contribute to their pink coloration.
