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- The flamingo stands between 110 and 130 cm (42-51 inches)
- The average flamingo weighs about 3.5kg (7.7lbs)
- The Flamingo's wingspan is 150cm (almost 5 feet).
- Flamingos get their color from carotenoid pigments
in their food - shrimp.
- Males and females have little color difference making
them difficult to tell apart.
- The joint in their leg about halfway up that looks like a backward knee is actually an ankle.
- Flamingos, like most birds, often stand on one leg to keep the foot warm and conserve body heat.
- Flamingos are a very old species of bird that has
evolved over 30 million years.
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- Flamingos can drink hot water from geysers at temperatures
that are almost boiling.
- Flamingos have good eyesight and well-developed
color perception.
- The Flamingo has little or no sense of smell.
- The Flamingo has been known to fly up to 600km in
one night (373 miles).
- Flamingos have different leg coloring from species
to species.
- They are very noisy: squawking, honking, grunting
and even growling.
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