Male flamingos produce and use their own make-up pigments to colour their feathers before displaying to potential mates, a new study shows. They get their 'make-up' from the uropygium glands, the area ...

When flamingos hatch, their feathers are actually a drab light gray. So why are flamingos pink as adults? Flamingos live by lakes, swamps and wetlands, and so they eat mostly algae, insect larvae and ...

Q–Is it true that flamingos are pink because they are fed carrots? A–It`s carotenoids, not carrots, although carrots and virtually all other living things contain carotenoid pigments. The bright ...

Greater flamingos apparently aren’t fans of a sun-faded look for their neck feathers. Flamingos’ feathers help the birds fly, keep their bodies dry and attract mates. The feathers get their red color ...

A major breeding ground for flamingos in Turkey saw a sharp drop-off in numbers this year because of an ongoing drought. Lake Tuz is the second-largest lake in Turkey and normally hosts around 6,000 ...