{"id":6842,"date":"2023-10-19T12:45:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T17:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=6842"},"modified":"2023-10-26T13:06:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T18:06:52","slug":"flamingo-ankles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=6842","title":{"rendered":"Flamingo Ankles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s how it all started. Like many of you, I often wake way before sunrise with questions such as &#8220;Why do some animals have knees that bend backwards?&#8221; Reasonable question. Understandable.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_16_026.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_16_026.png 598w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_16_026-300x132.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This leads us, more or less, to look at flamingos&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/117f90d6c1fda164fdb6046384c8e06c.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"549\" height=\"488\" data-id=\"6845\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/117f90d6c1fda164fdb6046384c8e06c.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/117f90d6c1fda164fdb6046384c8e06c.jpg 549w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/117f90d6c1fda164fdb6046384c8e06c-300x267.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DCCcwSCXUAAs_wY.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"638\" height=\"816\" data-id=\"6848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DCCcwSCXUAAs_wY.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DCCcwSCXUAAs_wY.jpg 638w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DCCcwSCXUAAs_wY-235x300.jpg 235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/lesser-flamingo-fifteen-flamingo-facts-fb.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"674\" data-id=\"6846\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/lesser-flamingo-fifteen-flamingo-facts-fb.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/lesser-flamingo-fifteen-flamingo-facts-fb.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/lesser-flamingo-fifteen-flamingo-facts-fb-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/lesser-flamingo-fifteen-flamingo-facts-fb-1024x539.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/lesser-flamingo-fifteen-flamingo-facts-fb-768x404.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/lesser-flamingo-fifteen-flamingo-facts-fb-1200x632.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/main-qimg-6abd5a7916cb1d63b18362cdda91f8ee-lq.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"406\" data-id=\"6847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/main-qimg-6abd5a7916cb1d63b18362cdda91f8ee-lq.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6847\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/main-qimg-6abd5a7916cb1d63b18362cdda91f8ee-lq.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/main-qimg-6abd5a7916cb1d63b18362cdda91f8ee-lq-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1e6e0f7a74dd41bbaac0711bc96c06df.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1363\" data-id=\"6844\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1e6e0f7a74dd41bbaac0711bc96c06df.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1e6e0f7a74dd41bbaac0711bc96c06df.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1e6e0f7a74dd41bbaac0711bc96c06df-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1e6e0f7a74dd41bbaac0711bc96c06df-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1e6e0f7a74dd41bbaac0711bc96c06df-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1e6e0f7a74dd41bbaac0711bc96c06df-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1e6e0f7a74dd41bbaac0711bc96c06df-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1e6e0f7a74dd41bbaac0711bc96c06df-1980x1318.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flamingo Fun Facts: <em>perilous predator protection<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fun Facts from <a href=\"https:\/\/wildlifeworkshops.com\/fifteen-fun-flamingo-facts-for-flamingo-fanatics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wildlife Workshop<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><em>Flamingos spend most of their day feeding on crustaceans in shallow mudflats. The mudflats also <strong>provide perfect perilous predator protection<\/strong>.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><em>The flamingos\u2019 name comes from Portuguese or Spanish Flamengo, \u201cflame-colored,\u201d in turn coming from the French, Flamenc, \u201cFlame.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><em>Male and Female flamingos work cooperatively to build the family home, incubate the eggs for a month, and feed the chicks.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><em>Flamingos can detect rain from more than <strong>300 miles<\/strong> (500km). Scientists are not quite sure how they can do that but assume they can sense minute changes in barometric pressure.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><em>Flamingos are not just pink on the outside, but pretty much all over. The pigments from their crustacean diet also dye their skin as well as their blood pink. <strong>If your social media feed has images of pink flamingo egg yolks, well, the yolk is on you, it\u2019s been photoshopped.<\/strong><\/em><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><em>The long fluid kneck of the flamingo is made up of nineteen vertebrae. Compare that to the seven in giraffes!<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.folly-farm.co.uk\/zoo\/meet-the-zoo-animals\/chilean-flamingo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Folly Farms<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><em>Did you know that when a flamingo chick is born, it isn\u2019t pink at all? In fact it\u2019s a dull grey colour. The familiar pink colour comes from their diet. Their natural diet would consist of mainly algae, shrimp and plankton. All these have what they call \u2018carotenoid\u2019 (the same pigment which makes carrots orange). It\u2019s this pigment, or colouring, that turns flamingos pink.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><em><strong>How many eggs do they lay?<\/strong> They lay only one egg a year<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><em><strong>Why is their beak shaped like that?<\/strong> It\u2019s designed that way so they can filter feed in the water. They actually hold it upside down to filter out the small bits of food in the water and it actually looks like they are \u2018nibbling\u2019 the surface<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><strong>WLBOTT WONDERS:<\/strong> If the Internet is lying to us about flamingo yolks, what else is it lying to us about?<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"786\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Are-Flamingo-Egg-Yolks-Pink-Snopes-com-Copy.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6855\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Are-Flamingo-Egg-Yolks-Pink-Snopes-com-Copy.png 786w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Are-Flamingo-Egg-Yolks-Pink-Snopes-com-Copy-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Are-Flamingo-Egg-Yolks-Pink-Snopes-com-Copy-768x545.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"617\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_16_035.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6856\" style=\"width:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_16_035.png 617w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/irl_16_035-300x195.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flamingo Eyes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will review with the Elders the need to write a <strong>BLOTT<\/strong> specifically about weird animal eyes. I&#8217;m flashing to a certain junior high history teacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"6863\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/bb8c5f02e56a08f8d9cd06ed60c9f4ee-774x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/bb8c5f02e56a08f8d9cd06ed60c9f4ee-774x1024.jpg 774w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/bb8c5f02e56a08f8d9cd06ed60c9f4ee-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/bb8c5f02e56a08f8d9cd06ed60c9f4ee-768x1016.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/bb8c5f02e56a08f8d9cd06ed60c9f4ee-1161x1536.jpg 1161w, 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size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"455\" data-id=\"6860\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pink-flamingo-with-black-beak-yellow-eyes_874813-4806.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pink-flamingo-with-black-beak-yellow-eyes_874813-4806.jpg 626w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/pink-flamingo-with-black-beak-yellow-eyes_874813-4806-300x218.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"624\" data-id=\"6861\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/anatomy_flamingo_624.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/anatomy_flamingo_624.jpg 624w, 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(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"159\" height=\"317\" data-id=\"6858\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/images-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/images-3.jpg 159w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/images-3-150x300.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 159px) 100vw, 159px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"6864\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mazzotta-8-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mazzotta-8-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mazzotta-8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mazzotta-8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/mazzotta-8.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" data-id=\"6865\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/D2TCKB-WsAEP-7k-1024x691.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/D2TCKB-WsAEP-7k-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/D2TCKB-WsAEP-7k-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/D2TCKB-WsAEP-7k-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/D2TCKB-WsAEP-7k.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" data-id=\"6866\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/8582197973_e5eb341b0b_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/8582197973_e5eb341b0b_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/8582197973_e5eb341b0b_b-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/8582197973_e5eb341b0b_b-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cute Baby Flamingos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/baby-flamingos-oregon-zoo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"510\" data-id=\"6878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/baby-flamingos-oregon-zoo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/baby-flamingos-oregon-zoo.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/baby-flamingos-oregon-zoo-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/baby-flamingos-oregon-zoo-768x435.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/a30dbdaf-c9a4-4ab6-a211-634f3c3798dc-zoo07202022_007.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" 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https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/bg_18481411083029-239x300.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tobias_Stranover-Various_Types_of_Birds_with_a_Flamingo_.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"846\" height=\"700\" data-id=\"6892\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tobias_Stranover-Various_Types_of_Birds_with_a_Flamingo_.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tobias_Stranover-Various_Types_of_Birds_with_a_Flamingo_.jpg 846w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Tobias_Stranover-Various_Types_of_Birds_with_a_Flamingo_-300x248.jpg 300w, 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