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Flamingo. By: Phoebe Wang. Animal Facts. Diet Flamingos are omnivores . They mostly eat shrimp. Some others prefer algae and snails. Movement They move as one. Zig -zagging across the water. During movement ,a female breaks from the crowd. An interested male follows. Description
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Flamingo By: Phoebe Wang
Animal Facts Diet Flamingos are omnivores. They mostly eat shrimp. Some others prefer algae and snails. Movement They move as one. Zig -zagging across the water. During movement ,a female breaks from the crowd. An interested male follows. Description The flamingo’s most common color is pink because they eat shrimp. You can also find them in orange, American and white, greater). They are usually 42 inches from head to toe. They weigh about 5-6 pounds. If you ever close to a flamingo you can hear them honk. They sound like a goose. A pic showing your animal.
Habitat Picture showing your animal in its habitat. Map showing where your animal lives They usually live in Africa and South America. It has a lot of water and plants. They are usually founded in marshes ,bogs, and swamps. It is perfect because their neck is so long and curvy it is easy to bend down and eat.
Life Cycle When it is having birth it comes out as an egg. It comes out one egg at a time and it takes 30 days for it to crack open. While the egg is in there, the flamingos take turns sitting on the egg. When the baby cracks they look like a white, fluffy, baby chicken. A picture of the animal as a baby or young. Before the flamingos have kids they live colonies. The group comes in thousands. The adults are crimson red, pale pink, and dark pink. They usually live 20 – 30 years. More than 30 years if they are captured. A picture of the animal as a grown/ mature animal.
Animal Interactions They protect themselves by moving in colonies. They find mates by nodding in acceptance as they circle each other. Pic of animal adaptation that allows it to protect itself A flamingo likes to protect themselves by moving in colonies. This animal is a predator to flamingos. The most common predator for a baby flamingo is called a marabou stork. As much as they hate marabou storks they love being in colonies. Pic of enemy, predator, prey, etc.
Interesting Facts Baby’s food It is the only bird who drinks milk as a baby. Balancing while sleeping Flamingos like to sleep on one leg A pic to accompany fact #2 Bright feathers The word flamingo comes from the Spanish and Latin word ``flamenco’’ which means`` fire’’ which refers to the flamingo bright feathers. A pic to accompany fact #3 A pic to accompany fact #1
