For flamingos, however, their pink color isn’t just for show—it’s also a sign of health and vitality. In the wild, brighter ...

Don’t let their lanky appearance and beautiful, soft pink plumage fool you, flamingos are totally metal. They are ...

Shrimplike crustaceans are responsible for the flamingo's pink color. The birds pale in captivity unless their diet is supplemented. Greater flamingos live and feed in groups called flocks or ...

In their buttoned-up Maryland suburb, lawn ornaments of any kind, let alone plastic pink flamingos, were anathema. One house down the street had a fake wishing well and that was painful enough.

A twist of nature gives this leaf insects a rosy touch, they are so pink that their predators also do a double check. They ...

This adorable amphibian comes in different shades, but the pink or 'leucistic' variety is especially eye-catching with its ...

Chicks hatch with white feathers that turn gray—and later take their pink color from aqueous bacteria and beta-carotene obtained from their food. Although flamingos have become a visual cliché ...