큰홍학(Phoenicopterus roseus)은 유럽과 중동, 아시아, 아프리카에 널리 퍼져 있는 커다란 철새입니다. 온대와 따뜻한 지역의 갯벌과 연안 석호에 서식하며, 부리를 사용하여 진흙을 휘젓고 조류와 무척추동물, 씨앗을 걸러내 먹는 여과 섭식 동물입니다.
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Phoenicopterus roseus
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greater-flamingo
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Animal Facts
Flamingos develop their pink colouration from the food they eat; they accumulate carotenoid pigments in their feathers from the algae and invertebrates they feed upon.
Parent flamingos can identify their chick's cry from within a crowd of thousands of other flamingos.
Flamingos are born with straight beaks; the beak starts to curve when they are 1 month old and allows them to filter feed.
Flamingos often stand on one leg and also do this when sleeping. This is believed to be to prevent heat loss; only one leg is exposed to cold air or water.
The earliest forms of flamingos are seen 40 million years ago in the fossil record.