flamingo

Friends, family, furball, fondue, fortune cookie, future, fondant, and flamingo’s were just some ideas given to me for today. With some serious business riding on flamingos they have been the chosen idea, yes ladies and gentlemen today is all about the flamingo. Some fun facts, they can range from 3 – 5 feet tall and also are known to live in Africa, Asia, North America, Central America, South America, and Europe. Pink being one of my favorite colors, is ironic because the flamingo is pink only based on what it eats such as, algae, diatoms, and small crustaceans. They can reach speeds of 37 miles per hour while flying to new locations and can fly up to 300 miles. During the day flamingos preen using their bills and spreading oil from a gland near the base of their tail through their feathers. They spend 15 to 30% of the day preening. They live in groups called colonies and they will not nest unless they have other flamingos around them. They have very few predators making them live up to 20 to 30 years. They rest by standing on one leg. The “knee” of the flamingo is actually an ankle joint and the lower leg bends forward. Males and female also look very familiar, however the Andean flamingo has yellow legs and feet. That’s about all I got for today, but I hope everyone enjoyed the fun facts, especially Kelly ;)