Flamingos at Goto Lake DSC_1486AS
Add to LightboxCaribbean Flamingo filter out water and eat crustaceans, make milk prolactin promotes both parent sexes to produce milk which they feed the chick. Stand on one leg to reduce loss of body heat into water. Large Social flocks. Live 20 – 30 years to 50 in captivity. Born gray, eat algae and shrimp high in proteins called carotenoids, Astaxanthin compound has carotenoid pigments which the digestive system breaks down and separates the compounds. Carotenoids store in fats and reflect red or pink.
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