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<p>GregB: hist</p> <hr /> <div>A '''Flamingo''' is a [[pink]] [[bird]] that lives in marshlands. It has the ability to fly, and its diet consists mainly of [[shrimp]].<br /> <br /> In [[colonial]] times, flamingoes were driven nearly to [[extinction]] by overpopulation. This was due to the high [[Europe]]an [[demand]] for their tailfeathers, which were almost as prized as [[peacock]] feathers, yet much rarer because flamingoes are uniquely [[New World]] birds (whereas peacocks were known even to the ancient [[Romans]]). However, fashions will change, and today flamingo feathers are not particularly prized.<br /> <br /> In the 1950s and 1960s, there was a brief [[fad]] of using stuffed flamingoes as [[lawn ornament]]s. Today, flamingoes are a [[protect]]ed [[species]].<br /> <br /> [[Image:Flamingoes.jpg|thumb|center|800px|Mainstream scientific consensus is that most modern flamingoes evolved from other flamingoes.]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Birds]]</div>

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