a red-orange pigment that’s found in high amounts within the algae, brine fly larvae, and brine shrimp that flamingos eat in ...

Flamingos get their pink color from the food they eat. Their diet is rich in “carotenoids,” which are natural pigments found in algae, shrimp, and the other tiny organisms they consume as part ...

The algae contain pigments called carotenoids, the same pigments that give tomatoes and carrots their vivid colours. Shrimps eat the algae and flamingos eat both, meaning the birds accumulate large ...