Duck Flamingos

This aerial shot seems to be of pink, crumpled papers carefully positioned to resemble a duck on a pond. Ironically, these were flamingos that weren’t coaxed to form this shape; perhaps, they thought of posing for the camera.

Many kids love flamingos because they look so elegant with their long legs and pink feathers, which also gives justice to their group name: flamboyance. Interestingly, they get their signature coral color from the food they eat. According to Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, these creatures eat brine shrimp, which consume algae with carotenoids, the same component that gives carrots their hue.