Flamingo

Lobsters, fish and shrimp are sieved out of the water with the special beak.

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Flamingo

  • Habitat

    Africa along the west and south coasts and near lakes and rivers, also in India.

  • Food

    blue-green algae, diatoms and brine shrimp

  • Lifetime

    20 to 50 years

  • Weight

    2 to 4 pounds

  • Length

    80 to 150 cm

  • Number of eggs

    1

  • Incubation time

    27 to 32 days

30

inches, that's how high a flamingo can make its mud nest

50

years, that's how old a flamingo can get

2

kilograms, that's about how much a flamingo weighs

Hybrid

Because the flamingos that are here are crosses between different flamingo species, we speak of hybrid flamingos. These are crosses between Chilean, Cuban and European flamingos. Flamingos are social animals and live in large groups.

Flaming

The word flamingo is derived from the Latin word "flammans" meaning "flaming. Flamingos owe the pink color to the natural dyes in their food. How pink a flamingo colors varies by species.