Animals: A flamingo flock turns pink from what they eat — brine…

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Did you know? A flamingo flock turns pink from what they eat — brine shrimp and algae full of carotenoids. In zoos they go grey if their food lacks carotenoids. Flamingo chicks are also grey and only acquire the typical pink colour after 2-3 years.

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A flamingo flock turns pink from what they eat — brine shrimp and algae full of carotenoids. In zoos they go grey if their food lacks carotenoids. Flamingo chicks are also grey and only acquire the typical pink colour after 2-3 years.

Een groep flamingo's wordt op water roze door wat ze eten — pekelgarnalen en algen vol carotenoïden. In dierentuinen worden ze grijs als hun voer geen carotenoïden bevat. Vlamingo-jongen zijn ook grijs en pas na 2-3 jaar verwerven ze de typische roze kleur.

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