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Flamingoes and shrimp!

anniehoo · 2007-09-13 16:04:34

This question came up at lunchtime the other day and we were a bit stumped. Flamingoes are pink seemingly because of the prawns/shrimp they eat, the thing is shrimp are a grey colour until cooked when they then turn pink! Obviously the shrimp are still alive when the birds eat them..so where does the pink colouring come…

13-09-2007 4:04pm

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This question came up at lunchtime the other day and we were a bit stumped. Flamingoes are pink seemingly because of the prawns/shrimp they eat, the thing is shrimp are a grey colour until cooked when they then turn pink! Obviously the shrimp are still alive when the birds eat them..so where does the pink colouring come from?

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anniehoo wrote:

This question came up at lunchtime the other day and we were a bit stumped. Flamingoes are pink seemingly because of the prawns/shrimp they eat, the thing is shrimp are a grey colour until cooked when they then turn pink! Obviously the shrimp are still alive when the birds eat them..so where does the pink colouring come from?

Have you never seen a crowd of flamingos hunched over the Camping Gaz:D

Digestion has the same effect, releasing the orange pigment which is similar to that in carrots!

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