Are flamingos pink because they eat shrimp?
A flamingo's pink or reddish feather color comes from its diet, which is high in alpha, beta-carotene. Not necessarily from shrimp
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Flamingos are pink because of their diet, which is high in alpha and beta-carotene, but not because of the shrimp. ChaCha On!
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Yes, flamingos are pink partially because they eat shrimp. Their color comes a beta-keratine heavy diet, which includes shrimp.
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