Did you know…🦩The American flamingo lives in large shallow lakes, lagoons and mud flats in the Caribbean Islands, northern South America, the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico and the southern United Sates.🦩Flamingos have little or no senses of smell or taste, but hearing and vision (with color perception) are good. Their excellent sense of touch (mainly tactile organs on their tongues) is important when foraging for food.🦩Their diet includes algae, diatoms, small fish, insects and crustaceans (suc

Flamingos walk on their toes and their knees are hidden under their feathers. And sometimes they walk on water! | Stone Zoo

With our new flamingo habitat opening VERY soon, we’re delighted to share that our most fabulous flock just got fluffier! We’re excited to announce that five American flamingo chicks and four Chilean flamingo chicks recently hatched in our Avian Propagation Center. With these nine new flamingo chicks and additional floofs coming from The Association of Zoos and Aquariums partner organizations around the country in the coming months, our bird care specialists have their hands full! These adorable

Adopt an American Flamingo for Mother’s Day! Your symbolic action helps protect birds and their habitats. Adopt today and we’ll send an eCard in time for the holiday. | National Audubon Society