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FLAMINGO (PHOENICOPTERIFORMES). BY SHARECKIA MCLEOD AND DOMINIQUE DEW. LENGTH OF LIFE. EXPERTS HAVEN’T YET DETERMINED HOW LONG FLAMINGOS LIVE. AT THE PHILADELPHIA ZOO ONE LIVED FOR 144 YEARS. HABITAT.
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FLAMINGO(PHOENICOPTERIFORMES) • BY SHARECKIA MCLEOD AND DOMINIQUE DEW
LENGTH OF LIFE • EXPERTS HAVEN’T YET DETERMINED HOW LONG FLAMINGOS LIVE. AT THE PHILADELPHIA ZOO ONE LIVED FOR 144 YEARS.
HABITAT • THE FLAMINGO LIVES IN THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE TEMPERATE REGION, AND SUB-TROPICAL,AND TROPICAL REGIONS OF THE OLD AND NEW WORLD.
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.
SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION • CLASS-AVES • ORDER-CIONIIFORMES • FAMILY-PHOENICOPTERIDAE • GENUS-PHOENICOPTERUS
FLAMINGO’S FOOD MENU • SMALL MOLLUSCS • CRUSTACEANS • FISH EGGS • SMALL FISH • INSECTS • ALGAE • DIATOMS • LARVAL
FLAMINGO’S SIZE • WHEN FULLY GROWN THEY CAN STAND FROM FOUR TO FIVE FEET IN HEIGHT
WORK CITED • WWW.SEAWORLD.ORG/FLAMINGO/FDEALTH..HTML • (BOOK) A FLAMINGO’S LIFE • ENCYCLOPEDIA AMERICANA