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🦉 Birds

Flamingo facts for kids

Where the flamingo lives, what it eats, the sound it makes and a fun fact. Tap Tell me! and Buzzby reads it out loud.

🏠 Where does the flamingo live?
Salty lakes and lagoons
🍽️ What does the flamingo eat?
Tiny shrimp and algae
🔊 What sound does it make, or how does it move?
Honks like a goose
✨ Fun fact
Flamingos are pink because of the shrimp they eat, and they stand on one leg to stay warm.

Ages 3 to 10 Birds

All about the flamingo

The flamingo is one of the birds in our Animal Kingdom. You can find it in salty lakes and lagoons, and it eats tiny shrimp and algae. It honks like a goose. This page is a good fit for ages 3 to 10 (Preschool to 5th Grade), and Buzzby can read it out loud.

Is the flamingo one of the birds?

Yes. Birds have feathers, wings and a beak, and they hatch from eggs.

Talk about it

  • Have you ever seen a flamingo? Where was it?
  • What would you eat if you were a flamingo?
  • Can you make the flamingo's sound or move like it?

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For grown ups

DoodleBeez is an ad free learning site for ages 3 to 14 from ABIEdu Kids. The Animal Kingdom has 209 animals, each read aloud by Buzzby the bee, plus 510 read aloud picture books, step by step drawing guides and learning games. Start free, no card needed.