Wade into life, stand out in a crowd, spend time with your flock, find the right balance, show your true color, keep your beak clean, don’t be afraid to get your feet wet.” This is the flamingo advice to you! This pink _feathered bird with piercing yellow eyes is always “pictured” as the world’s strange looking bird but on top of that it is also a beauty to behold. Tutembee AFRIKA!
These amazing species are located in Africa at the Great Rift Valley which is a vast area of anthropological and geological importance; widely regarded as the birthplace of humanity, the rift represents the gradual separation of the African continent and will one day host a new ocean. The soda lakes which are high in alkaline levels are it’s inhabitant. The toxicity of the water is the major factor that contributes to the pink color in flamingos due to the presence of brine shrimp and algae!! Whoa! Flamingos are actually born with grey feathers. More reasons as to why you should just not read this article but the #TembeaAfrika.. because there is a lot of diverse things that nature has to offer us.
Here are some facts about this beautiful bird; When they have no access to fresh water, for example, they’re able to drink boiling-hot alkaline water from the geysers dotted around the lakes, and filter it using their lengthy throats. Their gangly legs, furthermore, are covered in resilient scales allowing them to stand for long periods in otherwise unbearably toxic conditions. Flamingos are monogamous by nature, and only lay around one egg per year. It takes flamingos about three years to get their pink and red feathers.
Adult flamingos’ feathers range from light pink to bright red due to their food supply. The brighter the feathers, the more well-fed the flamingo is. Flamingos are very social. They live in colonies of thousands of birds. There are six species of flamingo and a group of flamingos is known as FLAMBOYANCE! These incredible creatures congregate between three of Kenya’s Great Rift Valley lakes: Lake Nakuru, Lake Bogoria, and Lake Elmenteita.
” A bird who sits in a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking because her trust is in her wings”. Why fit in when you can STAND OUT!.
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