Flamingos are (0) type of wading bird. There are four flamingo species in the Americas and two species in the Old World.
Flamingos often stand on one leg, the 30 leg tucked beneath the body. The
reason for this behaviour is not fully understood. Recent research 31 that
standing on one leg may 32 the birds to conserve more body heat, given that
they spend a significant amount of time wading in cold water. 33, the
behaviour also takes place in warm water. As well as standing in the water, flamingos
may stamp their webbed feet in the mud to stir up food from the bottom.
Flamingos are very social birds; they live in colonies 34 population can number
in the thousands. These large colonies 35 to serve three purposes for the
flamingos: avoiding predators, maximizing food intake, and using scarce suitable nesting
sites 36 efficiently.
For the first six days after the chicks hatch, the adults and chicks stay in the nesting sites.
At around seven to twelve days old, the chicks begin to move 37 their nests and
explore their surroundings. When they are two weeks old, the chicks congregate in
groups, called "microcrèches", and their parents leave 38 alone. 39 a
while, the microcrèches merge into "crèches" containing thousands of chicks. Chicks that
do not stay in their crèches are vulnerable to predators.
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Flamingos are a type of wading bird. There are four flamingo species in the Americas and two species in the Old World. Flamingos often stand on one leg, the other leg tucked beneath the body. The reason for this behaviour is not fully understood. Recent research indicates that standing on one leg may allow the birds to conserve more body heat, given that they spend a significant amount of time wading in cold water. However, the behaviour also takes place in warm water. As well as standing in the water, flamingos may stamp their webbed feet in the mud to stir up food from the bottom.
Flamingos are very social birds; they live in colonies whose population can number in the thousands. These large colonies are believed to serve three purposes for the flamingos: avoiding predators, maximizing food intake, and using scarce suitable nesting sites more efficiently. For the first six days after the chicks hatch, the adults and chicks stay in the nesting sites. At around seven to twelve days old, the chicks begin to move out of their nests and explore their surroundings. When they are two weeks old, the chicks congregate in groups, called "microcreches", and their parents leave them alone. After a while, the microcreches merge into "creches" containing thousands of chicks. Chicks that do not stay in their creches are vulnerable to predators.