PHDID YOU KNOW? 
Flamingoes are not actually pink
Have you ever heard the E×ρréššion "you are what you eat"? Well, flamingos are just that. They get their reddish-pink colour from special colouring chemicals called pigments found in the algae and invertebrates that they eat. The same effect is seen when shrimps change their colour during cooking.
But flamingos aren't actually born pink. They are grey or white, and turn pink over the first couple of years of their lives. The word 'flamingo' comes from the Latin word 'flamenco' which means fire, and refers to the bright colour of the birds' feathers.
However, there was an amazing black flamingo spotted in Cyprus. It is thought it had a condition which affected the colour of its plumage.
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