© 2008 Colin McNulty
/ Small World Images
Image No : RA2121
A greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber) filters the briny waters of a shallow lagoon. Flamingos have a series of plates in their mouths that enable them to filter food from the water. To do this, they walk through the water stirring up the bottom with their feet and filtering with their bills.
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