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Genuine pink flamingos made by Union Products from 1987 (the 30th anniversary of the plastic flamingo) until 2001 can be identified by the signature of Don Featherstone on the rear underside. These official flamingos were sold in pairs, one standing upright and the other with its head low to the ground, "feeding".
Young flamingos hatch with grayish-red 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 colored, thus a more desirable mate; a white or pale flamingo, however, is usually unhealthy or malnourished.
Its a myth that Flamingos are Pink because they eat prawns/shrimp. Cyanobacteria, which is part of their primary diet, contain reddish/brown carotene which cause the pigmentation change. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 150.101.201.143 ( talk ) 12:43, 27 March 2009 (UTC) [ reply ]
When the Flamingos eat the brine shrimp, their body metabolizes the shrimp, and the pigments turn their feathers pink. Many people think Flamingo's knees bend backward, but the zoo says that we're ...
Jun. 12—Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 23 A pink ribbon is painted onto a woman's face to show support and awareness for breast cancer as she waits to participate in the 30th annual Alaska Run for ...
Pages in category "Flamingos in popular culture" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
The Florida Flamingos Working Group has focused on helping flamingos recover in Florida for several years. Flamingos, in turn, have stepped up. They’ve returned to Florida, hopefully for good ...
The American flamingo is a large wading bird with reddish-pink plumage. Like all flamingos, it lays a single chalky-white egg on a mud mound, between May and August; incubation until hatching takes from 28 to 32 days; both parents brood their young. They may reach sexual maturity between 3 and 6 years of age, though usually they do not ...