00:00 Flamingos are fascinating birds known for their one-legged stance and pink color, and they have unique behaviors such as parading and responding to hand gestures.

05:14 Flamingos belong to the order of finisoptera and genetically speaking, they are closest to something called greebes, which are duck-like birds.

10:10 Chilean flamingos are unique because they can handle cold weather and have pink bands on their gray legs, and they are smaller than Caribbean flamingos but larger than Lesser Flamingos.

15:02 The Andean Flamingo is the most interesting of all flamingos because they can live high up in the Andes Mountains, but they are under threat due to lithium mining and climate change.

19:57 Flamingos are pink because of the beta-carotene in the algae they eat, which is broken down into a pigment called cantha xanthin that ends up in their feathers and skin.

24:59 Flamingos can live up to 60 years, with the oldest recorded flamingo living to be 83 years old, but unfortunately, some have been victims of animal cruelty.

29:59 Flamingos stand on one leg because it is more stable and comfortable for them, and they have a knee in their body where our hips are located. They have complex social relationships within their groups and are peaceful animals, and they engage in mating rituals that involve dancing to impress each other.

34:52 Flamingos have complex mating rituals that involve dancing and impressing each other, both the male and female help nurture the egg and sit with it during the short incubation period, they have unique dance moves including the "disco finger," they adorn themselves with makeup during mating season, they produce crop milk for their young, both sexes take turns caring for and feeding the chick, and the chicks go to "daycare" with other babies before becoming full-fledged Flamingos.

39:56 Flamingos have been enjoyed and appreciated by humans for thousands of years, with evidence of their presence in cave paintings and Egyptian art, and they were hunted and killed in the 19th century for their pink feathers.

45:30 Flamingos were originally thought to be either lost travelers or escaped captives, but after tagging and tracking one in South Florida, it was discovered that they are actually native to the area and their population is rebounding.

50:34 Flamingo tongues were considered a delicacy in ancient times and had a distinct taste due to the layers of fat and high levels of Omega-3 from their diet, similar to duck meat.