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flamingo2

Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus ruber), captive individuals. These animals were "dancing" as a group, with heads raised high and alternately walking in one direction and then another in unison. This was accompanied by quite a bit of vocalization.

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Identification: Phoenicopterus ruber (American flamingo)
Date Taken: February 2005
Location: National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C.
Contributors: Tanya Dewey, Animal Diversity Web
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Subjects: Subject Behavior; Subject Live Animal; Type Photo; Life Stages and Gender adult/sexually mature; Behaviors communication; Behaviors communication vocalizing

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Photo by Tanya Dewey. License: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

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