Flamingos (Phoenicopteriformes) are recognized for their long and slender legs and their brilliant pink plumage. They do not resemble any other birds. The six remaining species of flamingos are ...

The wetland diet of adult flamingos—algae, brine fly larvae, and brine shrimp—is so rich in the red-orange beta-carotene ...

The number of flamingos at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and across Florida has been rising, giving hope for a ...

One of the most popular birds at the Philadelphia Zoo has a new home. Flamingo Cove, an outdoor walkthrough aviary, is now ...

Flamingos aren’t the only beneficiaries either. Wilson’s phalaropes feed around Chilean flamingos, and have been found to double their food intake when they do, which the authors attribute to ...

Riddle us this: Which animal is pink, curved beaked and a master of the physics required to create water tornadoes? If you guessed flamingos, you're right. New research out this month in the ...

Two male lesser flamingos are officially first-time dads after fostering a chick at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, officials confirmed. The two male lesser flamingos are now fostering a chick ...

The phenomenon of flamingos living at resorts had been trending upward for years, especially in the Bávaro region of Punta Cana, says Eladio Fernandez, a Dominican conservationist and ...

Flamingos are not migratory species but they do possess the ability to fly long distances and know their location. How long they'll stay in Port Washington or where they'll go next is unknown.

Prior to the zoo’s innovations, the color of flamingos under human care often faded to nearly white. With the addition of carrot juice to their diets beginning in 1948, flamingos at the zoo were ...