Are flamingos pink because they eat shrimps?

[david_42]

Might want to update this, because “However, a few studies have found that people who take beta-carotene supplements may have a higher risk for conditions such as cancer and heart disease” and “There is also some evidence that when smokers and people who are exposed to asbestos take beta-carotene supplements, their risk of lung cancer goes up.”

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[RTFirefly]

They aren’t really pink. When viewed properly, they’re really blue and black, not pink. See “What color is this flamingo?”

[johnpost]

the column likely is

Are flamingos pink because they eat shrimps?

[carnivorousplant]

@RTFirefly

They aren’t really pink. When viewed properly, they’re really blue and black, not pink. See “What color is this flamingo?”

Not that damned dress, again?

:dubious:

[Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew]

@RTFirefly

They aren’t really pink. When viewed properly, they’re really blue and black, not pink. See “What color is this flamingo?”

I’ve heard people seriously insist that blue jays “aren’t really blue” since their feathers don’t contain any blue pigment.

[Leaffan]

@Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew

I’ve heard people seriously insist that blue jays “aren’t really blue” since their feathers don’t contain any blue pigment.

Well, this is what Wikipedia says about it"

As with most other blue-hued birds, the blue jay’s colouration is not derived from pigments but is the result of light interference due to the internal structure of the feathers;[16] if a blue feather is crushed, the blue disappears because the structure is destroyed.[10] This is referred to as structural colouration.

[Senegoid]

Flamingos get their pink color from eating Communists.

(Or is it the other way around?)

[FahKinell]

you would also be pink if you spent most of your life with head down between your ankles