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Flamingos Habitats: Where do Flamingos live? Flamingos live in different kinds of environments. The kind of environment they might live in is a warm marshy area. The kind of water they might live in is saltwater. They don't drink the water they eat the plants and shellfish in the water. Other areas they might live in besides a marshy area might be a lagoon, tidal flat, sandy island, or a tropical or subtropical area. They could live far in land, or close to the sea. Those areas in the world could be in Europe, Africa, Asia, islands in the Caribbean, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, or South Brazil. Flamingos may live in different parts of the world, but they all live in and enjoy the same kind of environment. Why are Flamingos pink: All flamingos are pink. Why are they pink? Flamingos are pink because of natural red dyes. They eat shrimp like creatures that give off the natural red dye. Because of the natural red dye this is why some flamingos are more of a scarlet red than a pink. Flamingos can also be a dark shade of pink or a light shade of pink. Even though their whole body is pink they have black tipped feathers to fly, and a black tipped beak. It is a very interesting color for a bird, but that is what makes it a very unique bird. What are there sizes: A flamingos size depends on the type of species they are. Two kinds of the flamingo species are the James' Flamingo, and the Lesser Flamingo. These kinds of flamingos are the smallest species of flamingos. The James' flamingo and Lesser Flamingo grow to about 48 inches. ( the height of an average 6 year old.) This next flamingo species grows pretty tall. It is the Caribbean Flamingo. It is 62 inches tall! The species called the Greater Flamingo is only slightly taller. Now by the size of some of the flamingos you might think they could be kind of heavy. Well they are not. Some flamingos only weigh five to six pounds, but most flamingos weigh about nine pounds. Even the biggest flamingos only weigh about nine pounds. Flamingos size are pretty interesting. Interesting Facts: Flamingos have some interesting facts. Did you know that flamingo in spanish is flamenco. Also people sometimes mistake flamingos as geese when they are flying. This is because they honk just like geese. When flamingos fly they have a wing span of 55 inches. Also Did you know that the average life span of flamingos is 20 to 30 years! Flamingos are very interesting birds.

Resources [] Switzer, Merebeth; Flamingos;1990; Grolier Limited