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