Flamingo Facts


- They don't exist in North America unless you see them in a wildlife reserve park or else a zoo. Then again, there are the pinkus lawnis, or the plastic lawn ornaments seen from west coast to east coast.

- Flamingos live in lagoons, lakes or mud or water. They don't live there for food but to nest.

- Flamingos get their brilliant color from their diet and not from their heritage.

- Flamingos live in large colonies that could reach tens of thousands.

- There are six active species of Flamingos. Fourteen species of Flamingos are extinct.

- The largest Flamingo can be over six feet tall. The smallest is only three feet tall.

- There are no feathers on a Flamingo's face. Instead it has a abrupt downward black beak that filters water to absorb nutrition.

- Flamingos are popular birds! Despite the fact that they're loved, little is really known about them.

- Flamingos worst enemies are... man. The destruction of their habitat forces larger groups to gather together in a harsher environment.

- Despite the fact Flamingos live in Africa, they also live high in the Andes Mountains of South America.