Flamingos are very social birds that live and travel in large flocks. The word flamingo comes from the Spanish and Portuguese word flamengo, which means flame-colored.
It takes years for flamingos to develop their pink 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.
Flamingos are born gray with fluffy down feathers
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.