- What looks like the flamingo's knees are actually its ankles.
- Flamingo is the Latin word for "flame."
- Flamingos can fly between 31-37 MPH
- A flamingo's legs bend backwards.
- Flamingos can live up to 20 years in the wild and about 50 in captivity.
- A flamingo's eye is larger than its brain
- A chick doesn't get its coloration until it is three years of age.
- While sleeping, flamingos face the wind. This stops the wind and rain from ruining their feathers.
- a group of flamingos is called a flamboyance
- If the water in the soda lakes are too concentrated with salt, it can crystallize around the flamingo's legs, and the bird is unable to move.