Fun facts about the Chilean flamingo | 台北市立動物園資訊網
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Latin name Phoenicopterus chilensis Class Aves Order Phoenicopteriformes Family Phoenicopteridae Conservation status Near threatened They just love the warm, tropical climate that south America has to offer.That’s why we’ve also provided them with a heated pool house. Lucky flamingos!
With their distinctive pink feathers, long spindly legs and the ability to stand on one leg for up to four hours our Chilean flamingos are instantly recognisable.
Did you know that when a flamingo chick is born, it isn’t pink at all? In fact it’s a dull grey colour. The familiar pink colour comes from their diet. Their natural diet would consist of mainly algae, shrimp and plankton. All these have what they call ‘carotenoid’ (the same pigment which makes carrots orange). It’s this pigm...
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【智利紅鶴】:紅鶴科;
體長約100公分,重約2.5公斤。淺黃灰色的腿帶有明顯的紅色「關節」及足。嘴端的黑色向下彎曲,其餘嘴的部份非常淺色。亞成鳥...