Flamingos are so elegant and fun, chic and trendy. In the fashion
world, flamingos are the kings. Flamingo
feathers obtain their wonderful rosy pink color from pigments in the organisms
they eat. The flamingos’ feathers, legs, and face are colored by their diet,
which is rich in alpha and beta carotenoid pigments. Carotenoids in crustaceans
such as those in the flamingo diet are frequently linked to protein molecules,
and may be blue or green. After being digested, the carotenoid pigments
dissolve in fats and are deposited in the growing feathers, becoming orange or
pink. There are six different species of flamingo, found in locations ranging
from the Caribbean and South America to Africa, India, and the Mediterranean.
Los flamencos o “flamingos” en inglés están de
moda y marcan tendencias, pero ¿sabéis por qué estos animales son de color
rosa? Cuando nacen no lo son, tardan 3 años en alcanzar la madurez y cambiar de
color. El plumaje rosa se debe a su alimentación: los carotenoides presentes en
camarones, plancton, algas y crustáceos les dan este color tan característico.
En España podemos encontrarlos en lugares como las Salinas de Santa Pola, el
parque Natural de Doñana…
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| Flamingo tile bathroom Farrow and Ball. |
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| Tahití bikini, by Etam. |
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| Flamingo by Maisons du Monde. |
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| The famous balcony of Alaska and her husband Mario Vaquerizo. |
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| Deco Figure Flamingo by Kare Design. |
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| Pink Flamingos washbasin, designed by David Delfín for Bathco. |
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| Flamingos, photo by Joe Wroten. |
