Rather than passively filter-feeding, the birds use their heads, beaks and feet to generate motion in the water that funnels invertebrates into their mouths ...

“Flamingos are super-specialized animals for filter feeding,” Ortega Jiménez said. “It’s not just the head, but the neck, ...

The Fort Worth Zoo welcomed 12 new, near-threatened lesser flamingo chicks to the adult flock, a breed native to Africa and ...

The salty waters keep the foxes away, and cool the egg, despite the hot sun. The baby flamingo grows inside the half-submerged egg. But even then the parents keep watch. If the egg is too hot ...