This is because, according to Britannica: “The bright pink colour of flamingos comes from beta-carotene, a red-orange pigment ...

Flamingos get their pink color from the food they eat. Their diet is rich in “carotenoids,” which are natural pigments found in algae, shrimp, and the other tiny organisms they consume as part ...

FEEDING: Flamingos are wading filter-feeders, principally feeding on algae. THREATS: The Andean flamingo is threatened by habitat loss due to resource extraction; water contamination; tourism; and ...

The sewage supported the growth of algae, which is the flamingos’ main food. Thus Mumbai soon became the feeding ground for flamingos. The number of flamingos that visit Mumbai annually has ...

Stretching from Ethiopia to Malawi these sites, however, still boast an incredible amount of biodiversity including flamingos. Drawn to the lakes thanks to the abundance of algae to feast on.

Mr Goenka along with the picture wrote, "Stunning sight of flamingos flocking at Sambhar ... The birds rely on a healthy ecosystem of blue-green algae, local insects, and small fish to sustain ...

Discover nine examples of proud pink wildlife below. If you're a flamingo, you really are what you eat: the colour comes from a diet of shrimp and microalgae, in particular diatoms and blue-green ...

Greater flamingos are a symbol of the Camargue, their only nesting site in France. More than 50,000 may gather each spring to forage in shallow water for crustaceans, insects and algae.

Trona has been mined at the lake since 1914, and the facility currently owned and operated by Tata Chemicals Magadi produces ...