Flamingoes

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Flamingoes

• By Mrs. Hicks

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Why learn about flamingoes?
Flamingoes are an excellent example of animals
which are perfectly adapted to their habitat.
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Flamingoes Shelter
Flamingoes home is the swamp. They find shelter
in the large numbers that live together.
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Flamingoes Water
Flamingoes have plenty of water from the swamps
they live in.
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Flamingoes Food
Flamingoes are not born pink. They turn pink
from the foods that they eat in their habitat.
The foods are high in caratenoid (kuh-RAT-n-oid).
This is the same thing found in carrots. These
foods include
Worms, insects, small shellfish, shrimp, small
fish, water plants, and plankton.
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Learn more about Flamingoes

• Animal Bytes at the Sandiego Zoo
• National Zoo Fact Sheet