MadSci Network: Other
Query:

Re: Why are Flamingos pink?

Date: Tue Nov 17 08:10:06 1998
Posted By: Tom Cull, MadSci Admin
Area of science: Other
ID: 910717136.Ot
Message:

The color of a flamingo is in part determined by diet. Flamingos are pink because of their steady diet of a particular shrimp. Flamingos around the world are different colors.

See
http://www.terraquest.com/galapagos/wildlife/coastal/flamingo.html

Sincerely,

Tom "The Color a Burger King Whopper with Cheese" Cull


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