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September 8, 2020 11:47 am GMT

Watch flamingos filter feed underwater

Today I learned: Flamingos feed with their heads upside down and that their beaks are adapted for this purpose.  This essay on flamingo feeding from Stanford explains: In most birds a smaller lower beak works against a larger upper one. In flamingos this is reversed; the lower bill is much larger and stronger, and the […]

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