Did You Know?
Flamingos get their pink color from food!
Where They Live
Flamingos live in warm, wet places.
How They Eat
Flamingos use their beaks to filter food.
What flamingo Does
Flamingos stand on one leg.
They make loud sounds to talk.
Flamingos like to play in water.
They fly in groups high in the sky.
Flamingos can live a long time.
They are fun to watch at the zoo.
More About flamingo
Flamingos have been around for a long time. They are found in many parts of the world. They like to live in warm places with water.
Flamingos help keep the water clean. They eat bugs and small fish. This helps the water stay nice for other animals.
Some flamingos can live for over 30 years! They are very strong and can fly far. People love to see them because they are so pretty.
How Topics Connect
graph TD
A["Flamingos"] --> B["Family: Phoenicopteridae"]
A --> C["Order: Phoenicopteriformes"]
B --> D["Species in Americas: 4"]
B --> E["Species in Afro-Eurasia: 2"]
What Do These Words Mean?
wading bird:A bird that stands in water to find food.
extant:Still existing or alive.
species:A group of living things that are similar and can breed together.
native:Originally from a particular place.
Afro-Eurasia:A large land area that includes Africa and Europe and Asia.
