Dive into the underwater world of flamingo dining 🦩 These pretty in pink birds feed by sucking in water and mud at the front of their bills, then pumping it out at the sides. Briny plates called lamellae act like tiny filters, trapping shrimp and other small water creatures for the flamingos to eat. Everybirdy loves seafood! | San Diego Zoo

1.5K views · 65 reactions | Flamingos are filter feeders and eat with their beaks turned upside down! They lower their head, fill their beak, and then push the water out with their tongue. Shrimp, aquatic insects, algae, and other food gets trapped in the "lamellae" - the comb-like structures on the top and bottom of their beak. 囹 #LetsFlamingle #OnWednesdaysWeWearPink #SequoiaParkZoo #VisitEureka | Sequoia Park Zoo | Facebook

A fox got into the flamingo exhibit at the National Zoo, in Washington, D.C., and killed 25 of the beautiful pink birds. The zoo director says an attack like this has never happened before and her staff is shaken by it. | WYFF News 4

4.6K views · 297 reactions | Today is a big day at The Columbus Zoo! The flamingos' nest mounds are about to be set up so the flamingos can lay eggs and have chicks. Tune in to see how the staff at one of America's largest zoos helps prepare to welcome their newest members. Brand new episodes of Secrets of the Zoo, Tuesdays at 8pm, on National Geographic WILD UK. 囹 | National Geographic UK | Facebook