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Flamingos
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Weight:
2.1-4.1 kg
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Length: 120–145 cm
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Habitat: Salt-impregnated islands of Spain, France,
Kazakhstan, Africa, the Middle East, India and Sri Lanka.
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Sexual maturity: 5-6 years
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Incubation period: 27-31 days
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Number of eggs per clutch: 1-2
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Food: Small invertebrates, small fish and small vegetable
matter.
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Life expectancy: 40 years
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The greater flamingo is particular about its choice of habitat. It
needs shallow, very salty lagoons and lakes in which to fed and breed
successfully.The flamingo dislikes disturbance, particularly at breeding
times, and will often seek out larger expanses of water for solitude.The
flamingo is about 42 inches tall and has a wingspan of about five
feet. It has a very long neck, long pink legs, pink feet and pink
feathers. It has a large hooked bill with a black tip that is curved
down. Its wings also have black tips. The flamingo can be found in
the Bahamas, the West Indies, the Mexican Yucatan, northern South
America, and the Galapagos Islands. It can also be found in the coastal
United States from the Carolinas to Texas, although it is rare.The
female flamingo lays one or two eggs on a mound of mud that can be
as much as a foot tall. The eggs take about a month to incubate. Both
the male and female incubate the eggs and feed the chicks. They fold
their long legs and straddle the nest. The chicks fledge in about
70-75 days. Flamingos nest in large colonies. |
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Part
I
March
3, 2006