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Flamingos pull one leg up to their body to save heat that could otherwise be lost standing in cold water. #FACT

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Today is Flamingo Day! 🦩 We have some more fun facts for you: The first ever flamingo hatched in a zoo was a Chilean flamingo. It was at Zoo Basel, Switzerland in 1958🥚 Adult flamingoes are 4-5ft tall and only weigh 4-8 pounds🦩 We know their pink color comes from the beta-carotene in the crustaceans & plankton they eat. Zoo flamingos will turn white if their diet is not supplemented with live shrimp or flamingo chow containing carotenoid pigments🦐 The male and female of a mating pair build a nest together & both sit on the egg while it incubates for about a month💞 🌞🌞🌞 #repost from the amazing @smithsonian_channel 📽 Pink flamingos are way more than just models for lawn ornaments. It's #PinkFlamingoDay—get to know the fascinating, brightly colored birds with #SmithsonianChannelPlus 🦩 #funsweetscottoncandy #flamingofacts #funfacts #funsweetsflamingo #cottoncandymaker #cottoncandylove #didyouknow #conservation #protectwildlife #smithsonian https://www.instagram.com/p/CQdryc4jK1z/?utm_medium=tumblr

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We’re celebrating flamingoes all month! 🦩 Did you know that the flamingo is the national bird of the Bahamas? And that there are 6 types of species?🤯 A flock of flamingoes is called a stand or a flamboyance - we love our friends all flocking together! They’re so social and live in colonies of thousands and more🤩 Al is definitely social enough for multiple colonies🤣 #funsweetscottoncandy #flamingofacts #funfacts #funsweetsflamingo #cottoncandymaker #cottoncandylove #didyouknow #conservation #protectwildlife https://www.instagram.com/p/CQZk9DDj5Qz/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Did you know? 🧠 Flamingo numbers have gone down in the last fifty years or so🦩 The main reasons for this are changes in their habitat, increased hunting, & environmental factors too. These gorgeous birds deserve to live in peace, as we all do! Did you know that flamingoes are monogamous by nature & lay only 1 egg per year? 🥚 All the more reason to protect these gorgeous creatures. Amazing photo from @natgeo 📸 Live Life to the Pinkest🦩 #funsweetscottoncandy #flamingofacts #funfacts #funsweetsflamingo #cottoncandymaker #cottoncandylove #didyouknow #conservation #protectwildlife #nationalgeographic #natgeo https://www.instagram.com/p/CQJsYrRjoOf/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Since later this month is Flamingo Day, we’re celebrating flamingoes all the month of June! Did you know: The word 'flamingo' comes from the Latin and Spanish for 'fire' referring of course to their bright pink feathers🦩 Or that the backward bending knee of a flamingo isn't a knee at all…it's actually its ankle🦩 So interesting! These pink birds are amazing - and we’re not biased at all😅 Stay tuned for more flamingo fun this month & a special giveaway! As Always, Smiles are Guaranteed🦩 #funsweetscottoncandy #flamingofacts #funfacts #funsweetsflamingo #cottoncandymaker #cottoncandylove #didyouknow #flamingos #flamingolove https://www.instagram.com/p/CP0sc_sAl6-/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Did you know that flamingo chicks are born GREY not pink when they’re hatched? Mind = Blown🤯 We know now that their color comes from the food they eat & it takes about 3 years to get their pink and red feathers🦩 Imagine if you got your color by the foods you eat…Al would have multi-color cotton candy feathers from the different flavors he loves to munch😂 As Always, Smiles are Guaranteed🦩 #funsweetscottoncandy #flamingofacts #funfacts #funsweetsflamingo #cottoncandymaker #cottoncandylove #didyouknow https://www.instagram.com/p/CPBwpTCgbMS/?utm_medium=tumblr