For flamingos, however, their pink color isn’t just for show—it’s also a sign of health and vitality. In the wild, brighter ...

In muddy flats or shallow water, they use their long legs and webbed feet ... Shrimplike crustaceans are responsible for the flamingo's pink color. The birds pale in captivity unless their diet ...

Don’t let their lanky appearance and beautiful, soft pink plumage fool you, flamingos are totally metal. They are ...

In their buttoned-up Maryland suburb, lawn ornaments of any kind, let alone plastic pink flamingos, were anathema. One house down the street had a fake wishing well and that was painful enough.

The tradition started in 1979 when UW students covered Bascom Hill with 1,008 pink flamingos as a prank. WFAA then decided to use this escapade as a way to garner donations and give back to UW.