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Paul Rose

28 January 2014

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The Curious World of Flamingos

Did you know the inside of a flamingo’s egg is pink? And so is the milk parents feed their chicks. The colouring is caused by the carotenoid in the flamingos’ food. But doesn’t just affect the pigment of their feathers it affects all aspects of their colouring and also has a huge…

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