What are the flamingos inherited traits?
no because of the food they eat (pink shrimp) gives them that hot pinkish color
Flamingos are birds not mammals. Only mammals possess mammary glands. Only mammals produce milk. Flamingos do not produce milk.
Edit: This answer is not entirely correct. While flamingos are not mammals and not not produce milk from mammary glands, they do produce a "milk" from the cells lining their crop, which can be seen in several bird species, including pigeons. This milk is regurgitated and fed to the young, whose beaks are not formed enough to filter feed as the adults do.
According to sea world this milk is reddish in color and contains the same pigments which the adults use to color their feathers. I assume that if the adults do not get adequate nutrition and lack these pigments, the milk will be a creamy cottage cheese color like a pigeons.
What do flamingos like to eat?
Flamingos filter-feed on brine shrimp. Their oddly-shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they eat, and are uniquely used upside-down. The filtering of food items is assisted by hairy structures called lamellae which line the mandibles, and the large rough-surfaced tongue. The flamingo's characteristic pink colouring is caused by the Beta carotene in their diet. The source of this varies by species, but shrimp and blue-green algae are common sources; zoo-fed flamingos may be given food with the additive canthaxanthin, which is often also given to farmed salmon. Flamingos produce a "milk" like pigeon milk due to the action of a hormone called prolactin (see Columbidae). It contains more fat and less protein than the latter does, and it is produced in glands lining the whole of the upper digestive tract, not just the crop. Both parents nurse their chick, and young flamingos feed on this milk, which also contains red and white blood cells, for about two months until their bills are developed enough to filter feed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamingo#Diet
What bird is grey and looks like a flamingo?
A grey bird that looks like a flamingo is an emu or ostrich. An Emu is female and an Ostrich is male. They are the fastest bird ever and are Australian animals. The emu appears on tehAustralian 50 cent coin with a kangaroo. Even though emus and Ostriches are the fastest birds, they can't fly. They are really big birds with such small wings. If you wanted to see a picture story book on emu's, there is one called Edwina the emu. I hope I have answered your question propely By Amy Clarke
actually did you know flamingos are pink because they eat shrimp.if they ate something they will turn the colour of what they ate.so the answer of your question is yes flamingos can change colours.
Either breathing or getting oxygen through their moist skin.
What is the lifecycle of a flamingo?
When Flamingos mate or reproduce the female must attract the male. The female does this by making a loud squawking sound. This gets the males attention. They then mate. The female carries her baby for approx. 5-7 months. She then has the baby. A baby flamingo is called a Hote. The Hote follows the mother around for about 2-3 weeks then matures to go off on their own. They then repeat the process.
Andean Flamingos eat foods with a lot of carotene. This is what makes it pink. They eat foods like shrimp and algae.
How many flamingos are in the world?
A flock is not made up of a specific number. We can say, its made up of a group, or many. They live, travel, and feed together as a group. Still, there is no specific number that constitutes a flock.
Do flamingos stick their heads in the sand?
Neither ostriches, or flamingos bury their head in the sand.
What is the migration pattern of flamingos?
After breeding the flamingos will wait for the chicks to grow strong enough to fly and then they will migrate to a place with more water. they believe their diet is what makes their feathers pink.
How old can flamingos live up to?
The flamingo can live up to 30 years old but in some cases they have lived up to 50 years old.
How long have flamingos been on earth?
According to the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoo, fossils of flamingos most similar to modern day forms have been identified to 30 million years ago. Fossils of more primitive species have been identified to be an estimated 50 million years old. See the link below for more information.
How is the behavior of a flamingo?
The behavior of a flamingo is very simple. They stand on one leg while they sleep and when another flamingo tries to hurt their baby, they will squawk and pick at that flamingo.
Yes, flamingos have short tails with 12 to 16 tail feathers.
there are no other things for baby flamingo
its just called flamingo
What adaptations allow a flamingo to survive?
matters how fast you're talking about - in century wise they can change their color, beak shape, drastic changes etc. week by week wise or longer - slight change in diet, fight or flee reaction, or something like a shock collar: punish or reward it when it does something like standing on one leg and eventually it might not do it at all. really matter on how big a change in environment or whether a human or intelligent beings (aliens!!;)!!!) make it. sometimes in a big change in environment flamingos or any animal might not adapt in time and die out like the dinosaurs; they couldn't adapt in time for its environmental disaster.
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