Flamingos

Only in Zoos. Flamingos are a tropical species , and the main staple of their diet is shrimp, which also gives them their color. Outside of a temperature-controlled habitat in a Zoo, a Flamingo would not survive one winter in Canada.

Flamingos eat shrimp, algae, and other small creatures found in the shallow water where they live.

Species

Geographic location

Greater Flamingo

(P. roseus)

old world

Parts of Africa, S. Europe and S. and SW Asia (Most widespread flamingo).

Lesser Flamingo

(P. minor)

Africa (e.g. Great Rift Valley) to NW India (most numerous flamingo).

Chilean Flamingo

(P. chilensis)

New World

Temperate S. South America.

James's Flamingo

(P. jamesi)

High Andes in Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Argentina.

Andean Flamingo

(P. andinus)

High Andes in Peru, Chile, Bolivia and Argentina.

American Flamingo

(P. ruber)

Caribbean and Galapagos islands.

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Flamingos like in large groups to protect themselves from predators. Since most of their food source is located underwater, this lives them vulnerable to predators. When a bird spots a predator, they instinctively bite a nearby bird to signal that danger is nearby.

"Young flamingos hatch with grey plumage, but adults range from light pink to bright red due to aqueous bacteria and beta carotene obtained from their food supply. A well-fed, healthy flamingo is more vibrantly coloured and thus a more desirable mate. A white or pale flamingo, however, is usually unhealthy or malnourished. Captive flamingos are a notable exception; many turn a pale pink as they are not fed carotene at levels comparable to the wild. This is changing as more zoos begin to add prawns and other supplements to the diets of their flamingos." ~ Excerpted from the Wikipedia article on Flamingos

A flamingo is a bird, and is also an animal.

Yes, there are male flamingos. They look very similar to female flamingos, although they tend to be a little larger in size, and have a larger wingspan.

Flamingos don't normally migrate unless there are changes in their habitat conditions, for example, those living near high altitude lakes and in northern climates. Other reasons flamingos to migrate would be a rise in the water of their habitat or a drought. Migrating birds will leave when the water begins to freeze or like the flamingos studied in France that begin leaving in September. Flamingos prefer to migrate at night when there are good tailwinds and a clear sky. When they travel in daylight, they fly at high altitudes to avoid predator birds. For more information, see the link below.

They live around the coasts and lakes of the south eastern US. Flamingos live next to shallow water. They eat algae, shrimp, and other creatures that live in shallow water.

There are 6 species of flamingo in the world. They are native to the Caribbean, South America, southern Europe, Africa, and parts of Asia. Caribbean flamingo: Caribbean, from Florida Keys to Aruba. Andean and James's flamingos: Andes Chilean flamingo: southern South America Greater flamingo: Southern Europe, Africa, Middle East, India Lesser flamingo: Similar to greater, absent in Europe

they're not supposed to but its possible that they could

[Inachis io] hibernate over winter from September/October. On the contrary a badly behaved one was yesterday (1st Now) flying around my flat in the Czech Republic and the temperatures here have already dropped nearly to zero on the outside.

Source: http://lifeonanoxfordlawn.blogspot.com/2007/07/peacock-butterfly-inachis-io.html

Flamingoes are warmblooded like most other birds.

It doesn't, the only shelter a flamingo has is when its an unborn chick an its parents are sitting on them.

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Flamingoes are both old world and new world birds. There are species that live in Africa, southern Europe and parts of Asia, and species that live in South America and the Caribbean.

These birds developed naturally in response to their enviroments. They have long legs, flexible necks and strainer-like beaks in order to feed on small animals, such as shrimp, that live in shallow lakes and marshes. Because of their special shape and attributes, they can take advantage of food sources that other birds cannot easily access.

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Flamingos live in large flocks for protection from predators; large groups make it difficult for predators to pick out one individual and the movement of many birds together can be confusing.

How to eat ,how to sleep on one leg,how to fly

Yes, like all birds they do have bones.

An Andean flamingo is a species of flamingo, Latin name Phoenicopterus andinus, native to the Andes of Chile.

Flamingos do not eat humans. They eat a lot of shrimp, also mollusks, plankton, crabs, small fish and insect larvae. They also eat some plants like grass shoots and algae.

As to whether they *could* eat a human... I suppose it is possible, but only if someone ground up a human and fed it to a flamingo in tiny, tiny pieces. Which would of course also be gross, unethical, and illegal.

I don't think you can legally buy a flamingo.

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.