Those beautiful pink flamingos you see are PINK for a reason. Do you know what that REASON is?
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yes i think i do Mill !! it's from the shrimps they eat i think,,,,read it years ago now ,,,,or may be from David Attinbuorgh wild life series,,,
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Because REAL Flamingos are pink? http://gloshare.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/flamingos.jpg +5
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Might be that there just healthy Mill y'know !! in the `PINK` so to speak,,,,,hehe
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I believe it has something to do with their diet.
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This coloring is due to certain pigments contained in the flamingos' diet and is not permanent. Flamingos eat a diet that is rich in small crustaceans, insects and red algae. This diet is rich in carotenoids, even if they are not always apparent. The flamingos metabolize any associated molecules and transform the carotenoid pigments into one in particular, called canthaxanthin, which is the specific pigment that gives flamingo feathers their red hue. -
Eating Brine shrimp
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