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A collective flock of flamingos is called a “flamboyance,” named after their vivid coral and vermilion plumage. Flamingos are born with dull grey down feathers; their signature pink coloration develops entirely from carotenoid pigments (alpha and beta carotene) found in their dietary intake of brine shrimp, cyanobacteria, and red algae. In alkaline lakes across East Africa, such as Lake Bogoria in Kenya, super-flocks of over one million lesser flamingos gather simultaneously along the shorelines.
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