Did You Know?
- Flamingo diet largely consists of crustaceans and algae, which are rich in carotenoids. This pigment gives flamingos the hot pink or reddish coloration.
- In the wild, flamingos can live for as long as 30 years, but they have been known to live up to 70 years in captivity
- A group of flamingos is called a flamboyance.