4th April 2016
What makes the pink flamingos pink? Their diet!
The colour of a flamingo is determined by its diet. Flamingos feed on microscopic bacteria that are rich in red pigments. These pigments are absorbed by the flamingo’s tissues and spread around its body: to the feathers, beak and skin. A flamingo will turn grey if it does not feed on the pigment-rich diet.
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