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Fascinating Facts About Flamingos

Discover interesting details about the life, habitat, reproduction, and diet of flamingos. Learn about their longevity, breeding habits, and scientific classification.

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Fascinating Facts About Flamingos

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  1. FLAMINGO(PHOENICOPTERIFORMES) • BY SHARECKIA MCLEOD AND DOMINIQUE DEW

  2. LENGTH OF LIFE • EXPERTS HAVEN’T YET DETERMINED HOW LONG FLAMINGOS LIVE. AT THE PHILADELPHIA ZOO ONE LIVED FOR 144 YEARS.

  3. HABITAT • THE FLAMINGO LIVES IN THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE TEMPERATE REGION, AND SUB-TROPICAL,AND TROPICAL REGIONS OF THE OLD AND NEW WORLD.

  4. REPRODUCE • THE FLAMINGO BREED IN COLONIES. THEY CONSTRUCT A MOUND OF MUD RISING FROM SEVERAL INCHES TO ABOUT A FOOT OR MORE IN HEIGHT, ON TOP OF WHICH A SINGLE LARGE CHALKY EGG IS LAID. THEY SIT ON THE EGG UPON IT IS HATCH,AND USUALLY SKIP A YEAR IN THE BREEDING CYCLE.

  5. SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION • CLASS-AVES • ORDER-CIONIIFORMES • FAMILY-PHOENICOPTERIDAE • GENUS-PHOENICOPTERUS

  6. FLAMINGO’S FOOD MENU • SMALL MOLLUSCS • CRUSTACEANS • FISH EGGS • SMALL FISH • INSECTS • ALGAE • DIATOMS • LARVAL

  7. FLAMINGO’S SIZE • WHEN FULLY GROWN THEY CAN STAND FROM FOUR TO FIVE FEET IN HEIGHT

  8. WORK CITED • WWW.SEAWORLD.ORG/FLAMINGO/FDEALTH..HTML • (BOOK) A FLAMINGO’S LIFE • ENCYCLOPEDIA AMERICANA

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