Photo of the Day: February 9, 2009

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Now here's a scene you don't see too often in February: pianoman75 caught these magnificently pink flamingos all atwitter at the Zoo on Sunday, ostensibly searching for whomever turned the dial from winter to spring. EXIF.

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It's a commonly held misconception that flamingos get their pink pigmentation from the amount of shrimp they consume. In fact, they are often employed by elephants when a Tampax is unavailable and the CVS is closed.

flamingos were twittering? wow, i didn't realize they were so technologically savvy.

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