5 Birds Perfectly Adapted to Modern Cities
Evolution never stops and the adaptations that birds have taken on since they started to live in...
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Category: Birds
6 Largest Birds of Prey in North America
Wildlife is all around us and the eco-system has both predators and prey. Danger lurks in the...
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Grazing Habits and Social Behavior of Canadian Geese
Did you know that there is no such thing as Canadian Geese? Most likely if you are thinking of a...
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Mating Rituals of The Umbrella Bird
With its sleek black feathers and pole-shaped wattle, the umbrella bird is a rainforest jewel. All...
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Tips on How to Identify Rare Bird Species
Finding and reporting a rare bird can be beneficial to your community and you may even be featured...
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American Flamingo
The only flamingo that is known to inhabit parts of North America is the American flamingo, a beautiful and graceful creature.
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Flamingo Behavior
Most of the research into flamingo’s behavior has occurred in the captivity setting. There are behavioral characteristics that researchers have discovered apply to most flamingo species.
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Flamingo Feeding
Flamingos feed in a similar fashion to whales and oysters, meaning they filter food from water that they pick up.
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Flamingo Conservation
Conservation of all flamingo species is vital to ensuring the health of the entire breed not just to save them from endangerment, but to keep them from becoming endangered or threatened.
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Flamingo Anatomy
Flamingos are also famous for their one-leg stance. Some scientists suggest that standing on one leg allows the flamingo to conserve body heat.
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Flamingo Species
They are truly a special group of birds with six different species, all having their own unique characteristics.
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Flamingo Reproduction
Flamingos are unique birds in that they participate in synchronized mating rituals and they often are monogamous with their mate.
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James Flamingo
The James’s flamingo is hard to tell from its Andean counterparts, because of its similar coloration and size, and these flamingos are often mistaken with immature Andeans.
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Lesser Flamingo
Of all of the flamingo species, the Lesser flamingo is the smallest in size, but the largest in numbers.
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Chilean Flamingo
The Chilean flamingo is the most commonly misrepresented of the species, and is often mistaken for another breed because of its similar characteristics to almost all of the other breeds of flamingo.
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