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Flamingos are born gray with fluffy down feathers

Updated on May 17, 2024May 15, 2023
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It takes several years for flamingos to develop pinkish feathers.

The pink color of flamingo feathers actually comes from beta-carotene—a red-orange pigment that’s found in algae, brine fly larvae, and brine shrimp that flamingos eat. 

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