@marianomariano 14 November 2022

Last days on the catwalk - Flamingos in the Silesian Zoo The first days of October brought a lot of warming, and the so-called Indian summer appeared, but the coming autumn will bring a lot of rain and cold with it. These are the last days when we can admire the birds on the run, the flamingos looking for the last of their heat, basking in the rays of the sun. They can stand motionless for many hours on one leg. They cuddle their flexible neck in feathers and savor the remnants of heat. Pink flamingos that live in captivity are basically white. When it spreads its wings, bright orange, pink and sometimes even red discoloration can be seen everywhere. In nature, flamingos consume large amounts of algae and plankton, which contain a substance called astaxanthin, which is a natural red dye that changes the color of flamingo's plumage.