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WHERE DO THEY LIVE?
Andean flamingos are found in southern Peru, north-central Chile, western Bolivia, and northwesternArgentina. The Caribbean flamingo is found throughout the Caribbean ( Cuba, the Bahamas, the Yucatan, Turks and Caicos), the Galapagos Islands, and the northern part of coastal South America.
WHY ARE FLAMINGOS PINK?
Flamingos love to munch on foods like shrimp, snails, and algae. All these foods have a chemical that turns a flamingo’s feathers pink. The more of this chemical they eat, the stronger the colour of their feathers. That’s why flamingos in some parts of the world are brighter than others. And if a flamingo stops eating foods with this chemical, they lose their colour and can turn white. So flamingos really are what they eat!
Flamingo facts: About
Flamingo facts: About
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