![]() ![]() ![]() Penguins that are not breeding that season will often stay behind while the rest of their flock flies to the breeding grounds at Lake Natron. ![]() Their eggs take between 21 and 38 days to hatch with either parent keeping it warm like penguins. They build their nests mainly out of mud. They only lay one egg about every 3 years. They fly in groups and form irregular shapes to keep from being eaten by predators.įlamingos are similar to penguins because they have one mating partner for life. Flamingos fly at night to avoid being spotted and eaten by predators like eagles. Flamingos are often seen standing on one leg and although scientists aren’t sure, they think this behavior helps keep their legs and bodies warm. They live in small flocks of ten individual birds up to over ten thousand birds. Hundreds of thousands of both species of flamingos live in the alkaline lakes of Lake Nakuru, Lake Bogoria, Lake Magadi, Lake Turkana, and Lake Elementaita.īoth flamingo species are highly intelligent. Both flamingos are thought to acquire their pink color from what they eat. Lesser flamingos thrive on algae that floats on the top of the soda lakes. Greater flamingos feed on organisms, like crustaceans, found in the mud. The Lesser flamingos have a deeper pink color on their feathers and their beaks are a deep red with a black tip. The Greater flamingos are bigger and taller and their beaks are light pink with a black tip. ![]() The two species are the Greater and Lesser flamingos. There are two species of Flamingos in Kenya, although there are five species in the world. Did you know there are tens of thousands if not millions of Flamingos in Kenya? Although, most flamingos in Kenya were laid and hatched in Lake Natron, Tanzania, they spend most of their adult life in one of the few soda lakes in Kenya! ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |