Flamingos - Reading and writing worksheet by anneke

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Flamingos - Reading and writing worksheet
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<h3>What is pink, pretty, has long legs and can even stand on one leg for long times? Yes, a beautiful flamingo. &nbsp;There are 6 different species of flamingos found in different parts of the world.</h3>
<blockquote>&nbsp;The word "flamingo" comes from the Spanish word "flamenco" which came from the earlier Latin word "flamma" meaning flame or fire.&nbsp;</blockquote>
<h3>You will find these birds in shallow water of rivers, lagoons and swamps. &nbsp;They are called 'wading birds'.</h3>
<blockquote>Waders are birds commonly found along shorelines and mudflats that wade in order to forage for food in the mud or sand&nbsp;</blockquote>
<p>You can read more about other birds that are also waders <a href="https://www.thespruce.com/what-is-a-wading-bird-387103">here.</a></p>
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  <li><em><strong>Find pictures of the different types of flamingos and their names and one fact on each.</strong></em></li>
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<p>The 'greater flamingo' is the biggest and can be up to 1.5 m tall and weigh about 3.5 kg. &nbsp;Flamingos can become 20 -30 years old and even up to 50 in captivity.</p>
<p>They have very long and thin legs long legs and it bend backwards. &nbsp;There where the leg bends, it not the knee, but the ankle. &nbsp;The knee is higher up on the leg and is not easy to see. &nbsp;The flamingo stands on one leg for long time. &nbsp;People are not sure why they do this, but they think it is to keep their body heat from getting lost through both the legs.</p>
<p>The flamingo feeds in a special way. &nbsp;It holds it head down and beak upside down in the water. &nbsp;It is a 'filter feeder'. &nbsp;It pushes the mud out of the sides of its beak and filters the water through special 'brushes' in it beak called the lamellae that sieve the food from the water.</p>
<p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu3wb58WfhA</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu3wb58WfhA">source</a></p>
<p>The saying 'You are what you eat' is very true for these bird, since their pink color comes from their diet (the food they eat).</p>
<blockquote>The pink to reddish color of a flamingo's feathers comes from carotenoids (the pigment that also makes carrots orange) in their diet of plankton, brine shrimp and blue-green algae.&nbsp;</blockquote>
<p>Flamingos live together. &nbsp;Their colonies can be made up of thousands of them. &nbsp;This help to protect them against predators, find more food and when they find their mates and make a nest.</p>
<p>During the mating season they split up into groups which do beautiful 'dances' of stretching their necks and waving their wings. &nbsp;They do this together so it looks like a beautiful concert they are giving. &nbsp;Watch the dance in the video below.</p>
<p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW8GX2n4qbY</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW8GX2n4qbY">source</a></p>
<p>The flamingo is the national bird to the Bahamas. &nbsp;</p>
<ul>
  <li><em><strong>Can you find the Bahamas on a map?</strong></em></li>
  <li><em><strong>Choose any 5 other countries and find out what is their national bird.</strong></em></li>
  <li><em><strong>Watch the video and write your own story. &nbsp;Use your imagination.</strong></em></li>
</ul>
<p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWZmDS9iyeQ</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWZmDS9iyeQ">source</a></p>
<p>https://imgoat.com/uploads/3db85ed909/85710.gif</p>
<p>http://i.imgur.com/a0vQdRk.png</p>
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