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2009
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fla·min·go
/ fləˈminggō/
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n.
(pl. -os or -oes)
a tall wading bird (family Phoenicopteridae) with mainly pink or scarlet plumage. It has a heavy bent bill used to filter-feed on small organisms. Its four species include the
greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber).
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Flamingos: A rosy flush on the top of the world
Magazine article from: Americas; 3/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...year-old fossil flamingo footprints, flamingos first found the shallow...toes while all other flamingo species have four...estimates for James's flamingos hover around 50...while the Andean flamingo is estimated at 150...
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Flamingoes at home in western India
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 12/21/2007; 700+ words
; ...needed. We should not disturb flamingoes. Recently, some of the flamingoes were killed for their flesh...over the killings of the two flamingos. People for the Ethical...leading to global warming. Flamingoes have no firm mating season...
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 "Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)")
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FLAMINGOS TAKE CENTER STAGE AS NEW WOODLAND PARK ZOO EXHIBIT OPENS.(What's Happening)
Newspaper article from: Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 5/23/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...The Chilean flamingos make their...American music, flamingo-themed giveaways...flock of 27 flamingos was a gift...from local flamingo lovers Nick...although Chilean flamingos also are found...replicas of flamingo mud nests...
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FAMED FLAMINGOS TURN 40 THE PINK PLASTIC KINGS OF KITSCH CONTINUE TO DOT LAWNS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.(HOME)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 6/29/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...plastic lawn flamingos turn 40 this month. ``The flamingo isn't tacky...will deliver 50 flamingos to a lawn...Rush opened Flamingo A Friend in...Rush, owner of Flamingo A Friend, will...pink plastic flamingos to someone...
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 "Capital (Annapolis)")
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FLAMINGO SWAN SONG
Newspaper article from: Capital (Annapolis); 11/5/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...production of the flamingos, designed in 1957...We think the flamingo will go on," Keith...America. "The flamingo is an icon of Florida...there were wild flamingos in large numbers...Waters film "Pink Flamingos," an epic to excess...developments even banned flamingo ornaments from ...
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Why are flamingos vanishing?
Newspaper article from: Daily Breeze; 11/17/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...and Rodich said mass flamingo deaths have been reported...be less food for the flamingos." The park deputy...points. Die-hard flamingos retreat with the water...The life of the flamingo depends on the water...Without the lake and the flamingos, our lifeline is threatened...
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FLAMINGO HATERS DON'T HAVE LEG TO STAND ON IN THESE PARTS.(DAILY BREAK)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 6/22/1996; 700+ words
; ...sole employee of Flamingo A Friend in Virginia...appeared on the plastic flamingos. So I thought I...said all of the flamingos wear costumes appropriate...Mundens also have a flamingo mailbox which is...Pilot John Rush, of Flamingo A Friend, will...surreptiously[sic] plant flamingos ...
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 "The Sunday Independent (South Africa)")
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Flamingo chicks hatch; The second batch of hatchlings has arrived on Kimberley's Kamfers Dam, South Africa's only breeding colony of the birds - but their future is far from certain.(News)
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Independent (South Africa); 11/30/2008; 700+ words
; ...the Kamfers Dam flamingos, the only breeding...colony of lesser flamingo in South Africa...the breeding flamingos, the Save the Flamingo Association installed...the Save the Flamingo Association...efforts to save the flamingoes, but rather...
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Flamingo numbers.(GRAPH-READING SKILLS)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: SuperScience; 1/1/2009; 607 words
; ...Caribbean flamingos than the lesser flamingos?-- 6. What would be the difference...numbers?-- ANSWERS 1. lesser flamingos 2. Andean flamingos 3. 264,000 4. false 5. yes 6. 200,000 Flamingo Populations * Flamingo Species Population...
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Plastic flamingos may face extinction , Mass. factory where kitschy yard art was created is closing down after 49 years
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 10/30/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...production of the flamingos, designed in...We think the flamingo will go on...film "Pink Flamingos," an epic...even banned flamingo ornaments from...to fill with flamingos. "I don't think the pink flamingo is dead at all...
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Flamingos
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Flamingos Flamingos are five species of large...Phoenicopteridae. The flamingo lineage is ancient, with...Depending on the species of flamingo, the water column may...invertebrates and seeds. Flamingos have long, strong wings...
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The Flamingos
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
The Flamingos Doo wop group For the Record…...terms of public recognition were the Flamingos, who were best known for the 1959 hit...Roll Hall of Fame. A closer took at the Flamingos’ impact on popular music...
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flamingo
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
flamingo common name for a...down-bent bill. Flamingos are tropical birds...American, or greater, flamingo, Phoenicopterus...wing feathers. The flamingo scoops its large...on either side. Flamingos are classified in...
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flamingos
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
flamingos See PHOENICOPTERIDAE .
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Riddle, Tohby 1965-
Book article from: Something About the Author
...combines a kid-friendly plot about a flamingo, elephant, anteater, and turtle trying...recaptured and returned to the zoo, but the flamingo remains free. The final pages, which feature "unconfirmed sightings" of the flamingo, "will likely prompt laughter across...
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