1. FLAMINGO (PHOENICOPTERIFORMES)
BY SHARECKIA MCLEOD AND DOMINIQUE DEW

2. LENGTH OF LIFE
EXPERTS HAVEN’T YET DETERMINED HOW LONG FLAMINGOS LIVE. AT THE PHILADELPHIA ZOO ONE LIVED FOR 144 YEARS.

3. HABITAT
THE FLAMINGO LIVES IN THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE TEMPERATE REGION, AND SUB-TROPICAL,AND TROPICAL REGIONS OF THE OLD AND NEW WORLD.

4. REPRODUCE
THE FLAMINGO BREED IN COLONIES. THEY CONSTRUCT A MOUND OF MUD RISING FROM SEVERAL INCHES TO ABOUT A FOOT OR MORE IN HEIGHT, ON TOP OF WHICH A SINGLE LARGE CHALKY EGG IS LAID. THEY SIT ON THE EGG UPON IT IS HATCH,AND USUALLY SKIP A YEAR IN THE BREEDING CYCLE.

5. SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION
CLASS-AVES
ORDER-CIONIIFORMES
FAMILY-PHOENICOPTERIDAE
GENUS-PHOENICOPTERUS

6. FLAMINGO’S FOOD MENU SMALL MOLLUSCS CRUSTACEANS FISH EGGS SMALL FISH
INSECTS
ALGAE
DIATOMS
LARVAL

7. WHEN FULLY GROWN THEY CAN STAND FROM FOUR TO FIVE FEET IN HEIGHT
FLAMINGO’S SIZE
WHEN FULLY GROWN THEY CAN STAND FROM FOUR TO FIVE FEET IN HEIGHT

8. WORK CITED WWW.SEAWORLD.ORG/FLAMINGO/FDEALTH..HTML
(BOOK) A FLAMINGO’S LIFE
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