7/2/2004: Flamingo chick

Undertoad · 07-02-2004, 11:22 AM

A newborn Caribbean flamingo chick sticks its head out of its mother's plummage Monday, June 28, 2004, at the San Diego Zoo. The San Diego Zoo is celebrating the birth of several flamingos, marking the first hatching in several years. The Zoo's flamingo lagoon recently underwent a major renovation thanks to a donation from Audrey Geisel and the Dr. Seuss Foundation. In honor of Geisel's support, the zoo has named the first-born flamingo chick 'Audrey.'

Looks like it doesn't have any coloration yet... I'd always heard that they had to eat shells in order to get that pink color, was that just an old wives tale?

LabRat · 07-02-2004, 11:30 AM

i don't know if it's shells or not, but i do know that they get their coloring from their food. i'll look up a link...
http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Fl...fphysical.html

Karenv · 07-02-2004, 12:05 PM

It comes from the carotenoid pigments (like the pigments of carrots) in the algae and small crustaceans that the birds eat. (Remember one source of beta-carotene is bluegreen algae).

See http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-flamingo.html from the San Diego zoo.

Guess · 07-02-2004, 12:21 PM

it's Audrey II!!!
"Feed me Seymour!!"

Kitsune · 07-02-2004, 01:48 PM

Flamenco Chick?

Oh, this isn't an "association" thread? Damn.

chucknoblet · 07-02-2004, 02:56 PM

Ferrigno Chic?

xoxoxoBruce · 07-02-2004, 05:01 PM

Wecome to the Cellar, Chuck. Been hulking around?

chucknoblet · 07-02-2004, 05:03 PM

i check the daily pic ... daily.

richlevy · 07-02-2004, 10:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kitsune

Flamenco Chick?

Oh, this isn't an "association" thread? Damn.

Darn it! You beat me to it.

jojomonkeygirl · 07-03-2004, 11:28 AM

ya'll are wacked

Katkeeper · 07-03-2004, 12:45 PM

The image would make a great Mother's Day picture.

07-02-2004, 11:22 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	7/2/2004: Flamingo chick A newborn Caribbean flamingo chick sticks its head out of its mother's plummage Monday, June 28, 2004, at the San Diego Zoo. The San Diego Zoo is celebrating the birth of several flamingos, marking the first hatching in several years. The Zoo's flamingo lagoon recently underwent a major renovation thanks to a donation from Audrey Geisel and the Dr. Seuss Foundation. In honor of Geisel's support, the zoo has named the first-born flamingo chick 'Audrey.' Looks like it doesn't have any coloration yet... I'd always heard that they had to eat shells in order to get that pink color, was that just an old wives tale?

07-02-2004, 11:30 AM	#2
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	i don't know if it's shells or not, but i do know that they get their coloring from their food. i'll look up a link... http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Fl...fphysical.html Last edited by LabRat; 07-02-2004 at 11:32 AM.

07-02-2004, 12:05 PM	#3
Karenv Slacker Join Date: May 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 144	Flamingo color It comes from the carotenoid pigments (like the pigments of carrots) in the algae and small crustaceans that the birds eat. (Remember one source of beta-carotene is bluegreen algae). See http://www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-flamingo.html from the San Diego zoo.

07-02-2004, 12:21 PM	#4
Guess What's my name? Guess Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 69	it's Audrey II!!! "Feed me Seymour!!" __________________ "Earth laughs in flowers" ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

07-02-2004, 05:01 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Wecome to the Cellar, Chuck. Been hulking around? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Flamenco Chick? Oh, this isn't an "association" thread? Damn.

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chucknoblet Person Who Has Posted Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2	Ferrigno Chic?

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chucknoblet Person Who Has Posted Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2	i check the daily pic ... daily.

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jojomonkeygirl Vivacious Vivisectionist Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: NC Posts: 36	ya'll are wacked

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Katkeeper Hoodoo Guru Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Mechanicsburg PA Posts: 296	The image would make a great Mother's Day picture.

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