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MineralMan

(151,823 posts) Sat Jun 6, 2026, 10:50 AM 21 hrs ago

Flamingos in Albania? [View all]

When I first saw reference to that, my brain went all WTF? Flamingos are tropical birds, right? But, since I'm old and addled, I did a search. It turns out that there are flamingos in Albania. they have formed breeding colonies there in shallow waters along the coast.

So, stupid me. There are native flamingos in Albania.

Moral: If you think something sounds false, check it anyhow. Always check.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_flamingo

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Flamingos in Albania? [View all] MineralMan 21 hrs ago OP

You'll also find vast flocks of them at 14,000 feet above sea level in places like Bolivia and Argentina . . . hatrack 20 hrs ago #1

That's an interesting factoid. I've never given a lot of thought to flamingos, Ocelot II 20 hrs ago #2

Why Are Flamingos Pink? What makes this bird so bright? cbabe 20 hrs ago #4

"Humans, on the other hand, would need to eat quite a lot of carrots... to turn their skin a shade of orange." Ocelot II 20 hrs ago #6

The only place I've seen wild flamingos was Florida. MineralMan 20 hrs ago #5

I used to hang out there to look at the big cats. They slept most of the time, being cats, but Ocelot II 20 hrs ago #7

One time. I was sitting on the window ledge at the gorilla habitat. MineralMan 20 hrs ago #9

Illegal construction of a Kushner-backed luxury resort, violent repression of protesters, and deepening ecological damag cbabe 20 hrs ago #3

I'm not at all surprised. MineralMan 20 hrs ago #8

This is horrible RockCreek 18 hrs ago #10

Maybe a big kaboom. Island riddle with bombs. cbabe 18 hrs ago #11