Fun facts about the Flamingo
Flamingos get their pink colouring entirely from carotenoid pigments in the algae and crustaceans they eat. A flamingo without its pigment-rich diet gradually fades to white. They filter-feed by holding their beak upside-down and pumping water through comb-like plates. Flamingos can live for over 60 years and have been observed at the same colony for decades.