Category: Questions & Answers
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Can Flamingos Live In Cold Weather or In Other Extreme Conditions?
Flamingos are mainly living in tropical and subtropical climates, but they are surprisingly tough creatures. Some flamingo colonies live in quite rough conditions. So, can flamingos live in cold weather? Yes, but there are limits to coldness they can handle. Water freezing temperatures are not anymore suitable for flamingos. Flamingos are water birds, and they…
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Can Flamingos Swim? Or Do They Prefer Walking on Water?
We often see pictures of flamingos in a graceful upright position nearby water, but can flamingos swim? Yes, flamingos can swim. Flamingos swim when their long feet do not reach anymore to the bottom. They use their webbed feet to peddle in the water when they are swimming. Flamingos are water birds well adapted for…
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Why Do Flamingos Like Mirrors?
Flamingos living in zoos around the world seem to have a noticeable interest in mirrors. Do they like to observe themselves from a mirror, or what this behavior is all about? So, do flamingos like mirrors? Flamingos are group animals, and they are continually interacting with a large flock in their natural inhabitant. Mirrors are…
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Flamingo Symbolism – What It Means to Dream About a Pink Flamingo?
Recently, I have had my very first flamingo dreams, and I knew nothing about their symbolic meaning. To understand what they symbolize, I did some research. Here’s a quick glimpse of what is just some of the symbolism associated with flamingos. What does it mean to dream of flamingos? There is two primary interpretation of…
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Can Flamingos Fly? If Yes, How Fast, How High and How Far?
We often see flamingos pictured gracefully walking with their elongated necks and long feet, and it is not often clear if they can fly at all. After finding out that flamingos do fly, I could not help finding out how good of flyers they are. So, can flamingos fly? Yes, flamingos can fly and often…
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Where to See Flamingos in South America?
Imagine a flock of flamingos standing on one leg or performing a particular mating march — what a view that would be. So my curiosity rose. If I am to embark on birding travel to see flamingos in South America, where should I go? I did a research and here are a few interesting findings.…
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Why Do Flamingos Stand On One Leg?
Flamingos are beautiful, tall, slim, and elegant pink birds, famous for their light pink colored feathers and for standing on one leg. Not only that, but flamingos can stand on one leg for a long time. Now, plenty of birds will stand on one leg, often while sleeping. But the flamings are extreme. They even…