The Flamingo

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The Flamingo

• By Sydney Bolomey

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Introduction

• Whats pink, flies, and eats shrimp? A flamingo!
  Im going to describe to you what these wonderful
  animals eat, where they live, and what flamingo
  babies look like, and what are their threats.

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Diet

• What in the world does a flamingo eat? A
  flamingo eats insects, crustaceans,( shrimp like
  animals) and algae. Flamingos look for food by
  putting their head upside-down in the water
  backwards. Then, it takes in water that with rich
  in tiny organisms and filters nutrients from the
  water with a comb like organ on its tongue.
• Flamingos are pink because of the shrimp that
  they eat.
• Now lets learn where these pink birds live.

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Habitat

• Have you ever seen an flamingos habitat?
• Flamingos live in central and south America.
  They also live in the West Indies and the
  Galapagos islands. These birds live in coastal
  salt lagoons, saltpans, and other brackish or
  saltwater shallows. Flamingos are not native to
  the USA. They prefer warm tropical areas, desert
  lakes, and cold mountain lakes.
• Now lets learn about flamingo babies.

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Flamingo Babies

• Flamingo babies might become prey, or food for
  gulls, vultures, eagles, hogs, and other animals.
  Drought, (the lack of water) and floods are even
  bigger threats. These baby birds have black legs
  and have a blackish-pinkish beaks. They also have
  gray feathers. Only after 4years the pink adult
  feathers start growing in.

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Conclusion

• Finally, youre an expert on flamingos. I hope
  that everyone can learn about these wonderful
  animals.
• How many flamingos have you seen?

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Resources

• www. National Zoo .com
• www. Enchanted learning .com
• www. Animal Planet .com