r/interesting • u/Key_Performer_3645 • 5h ago

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WhatTheF_CouldGoWrong • u/Objective_Brain1452 • 3h ago

Flamingos are not pink. They are born with grey/white feathers, which gradually turn pink in the wild because of a dye called canthaxanthin obtained from their diet of brine shrimp and blue-green algae. This is a baby flamingo.

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