Flamingos use colourful cosmetics to enhance feathers !!!

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Flamingos in the wild use pigments as 'cosmetics' to enhance the colour of their plumage, according to scientists.
Researchers studying greater flamingos in the wetlands of southern Spain found that the birds rubbed pigmented secretions onto their feathers.

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That's very interesting information and thanks Abid for providing this link!
It is a very interesting fact that women flamingos make up often than male flamingos.
haahh!!!! after reading the heading I thought it was funny but further information has cleared the doubt..Thanks for sharing this wonderful information. :)
Thanks for sharing this information keep sharing such more information keep it up.
Yes friends,I also thought it funny and hence posted here.But it is not funny,real!
This is the best example of nature's display of inbuilt beautiful system.
Yes, Mother nature has all beautiful things imbibed in her. :) :) :)
Jayen wrote:
[quote]This is the best example of nature's display of inbuilt beautiful system.[/quote]

You are correct.
Very unusual kind of information and very interesting too....
thanks for sharing abid.....
thanks for sharing information. it was good to know this about flamingos
I also knew this thing only on reading the news.Really a wonderful one!
Thanks for sharing the interesting information and the link

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