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• [Birds fact 1]  There are more fake flamingos on Earth than real ones.

  Animal Behavior, Animals, Birds

• [Birds fact 2]  Flamingos are very social birds, and they live in colonies of thousands.

  Animal Behavior, Animals, Birds

• [Birds fact 3]  Greater, who lived to be at least 83, was the world's oldest greater flamingo. In 2008, the almost blind bird was attacked and beaten by four teenagers. It was euthanized six years later because of arthritis.

  Birds, Death source

• [Birds fact 4]  The fastest underwater swimming bird is the Gentoo Penguin, able to swim up to 22 mph (36 km/h).

  Animal Behavior, Animals, Birds

• [Birds fact 5]  Penguins can control the blood flow to their extremities in order to reduce the amount of blood that gets cold, but not enough so that their extremities freeze.

  Animal Behavior, Animals, Birds

• [Birds fact 6]  The fastest flying bird in a dive is the Peregrine Falcon. It averages speeds of over 110 mph (180 kph).

  Animal Behavior, Animals, Birds

• [Birds fact 7]  Owl-like birds, like Berruornis and Ogygoptynx, lived 60 million years ago. Owls are one of the most ancient types of bird, along with chickens, turkeys, and pheasants.

  Animal Behavior, Animals, Birds

• [Birds fact 8]  The largest owl on record is Cuba's extinct giant owl. If the 3.6-foot-tall owl could fly, it would have been one of the largest flighted birds in the world.

  Animal Behavior, Animals, Birds

• [Birds fact 9]  The Ortolan is a bird that was formerly eaten in French cuisine. The process of preparing it included trapping it in a dark box so that it would eat more thinking it was night, before drowning it in brandy, roasting it, and then eating it under a napkin, done to "shield ones self from God."

  Birds, Food source

• [Birds fact 10]  Penguins’ unique coloring is called countershading. To predators looking down from above, the penguins’ black backs help them blend into the dark ocean. To predators looking up from underwater, the penguin’s white belly blends in against the light sky and snow.

  Animal Behavior, Animals, Birds

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