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FLAMINGO
Pink flames bursting across the sky and floating like clouds!
You've just spotted a flock of flamingos in their pale blue serene habitat. These tall long legged birds wade gracefully in shallow waters. Once it stirs up the muddy bottom, it twists its long snake like neck and dips underwater holding its head upside down while it eats shrimps, plants and mollusks. The large strong black tipped beak has comb like structures on its sides to filter out waste materials and water. All flamingos are born white or grey but Greater flamingos like the one in the picture above are brilliantly coloured. They fly over long distances from icy regions in winter to warmer places around the tropics in search of food.
Why are the feathers such a rich orange and pink?
The colour comes from beta-carotene, which is a pigment found in the food they eat : algae, larvae and brine shrimp. As the chicks grow, the colour of their wings changes according to the food they eat.
Greater flamingos are around 5 feet tall while Lesser flamingos are smaller and only about 3 ft. tall. Flamingos live around water bodies all over the world, preferring warmer regions.
Lesser flamingos live in East Africa and India where they feed on blue green plants called algae. This gives their wings a pale pink colour which looks dramatic with black feathers on the edges. They have very poor sense of smell or taste but rely on eyesight for finding food and their offspring. They live in large colonies of thousands of birds
Simple Lines for Speaking...
FLAMINGO
1. Flamingos are wading birds with long legs.
2. They have bright pink and orange feathers.
3. Their beaks are curved with black tips.
4. They live around water bodies to eat fish and
shrimps.
5. Beta carotene in the food turns their
feathers pink.
6. They fly from cold to warm regions in winter.
You've just spotted a flock of flamingos in their pale blue serene habitat. These tall long legged birds wade gracefully in shallow waters. Once it stirs up the muddy bottom, it twists its long snake like neck and dips underwater holding its head upside down while it eats shrimps, plants and mollusks. The large strong black tipped beak has comb like structures on its sides to filter out waste materials and water. All flamingos are born white or grey but Greater flamingos like the one in the picture above are brilliantly coloured. They fly over long distances from icy regions in winter to warmer places around the tropics in search of food.
FLAMINGO
1. Flamingos are wading birds with long legs.
2. They have bright pink and orange feathers.
3. Their beaks are curved with black tips.
4. They live around water bodies to eat fish and
shrimps.
5. Beta carotene in the food turns their
feathers pink.
6. They fly from cold to warm regions in winter.
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