When picturing a flock of flamingos, we often imagine long pink legs planted in a shallow lake and heads submerged as they filter feed. Though it looks peaceful, there’s a lot going on beneath the ...

Though flamingos often appear to feed serenely in shallow lakes, their hunting behavior is anything but passive. A new study reveals that these birds create swirling underwater vortexes to trap and ...

Flamingos feed by dragging their flattened beaks forward along the bottom of shallow lakes. To increase the efficiency of feeding, they stomp dance to churn the bottom, create an upwelling vortex with ...

Tornado-generating beaks and whirlpool-stirring feet help flamingos transform shallow waters into shrimp-swirling death zones — corralling agile prey with the flair of a Las Vegas stage act and the ...

Flamingos look graceful, but when it's time to eat, they're very silly. "All of their feeding behavior is so weird," says Steven Whitfield, the director of terrestrial and wetlands conservation at the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — As a member of the Nashville Zoo, our family loves to venture out to Grassmere and see all the animals. My kids personal favorite? The flamingos! So I ventured out to see ...

NASHVILLE (WTVF) — As a member of the Nashville Zoo, our family loves to venture out to Grassmere and see all the animals. My kids personal favorite? The flamingos! So I ventured out to see them the ...