8. WHY ARE FLAMINGOS PINK?
It was once thought they evolved this way because pink gave them a selective advantage. In fact, it is their diet. They eat brine shrimps and crustaceans that are rich in carotenoid – a reddish pigment.
It was once thought they evolved this way because pink gave them a selective advantage. In fact, it is their diet. They eat brine shrimps and crustaceans that are rich in carotenoid – a reddish pigment.