We're all familiar with the flamingo's signature one-legged stance. But what first caused this behavioral norm? And doesn't that standing leg get tired after a while? Here, we uncover why flamingos ...

Previous evidence supposedly showing a relationship between flamingos and either storks (Ciconiiformes) or ducks (Anseriformes) is re-examined in light of the recent hypothesis deriving flamingos from ...

Flamingos are most commonly known for their bright pink plumage, and perhaps their preference for standing on one leg. They’re a type of wading bird in the family Phoenicopteridae and currently there ...

DECATUR — It’s probably safe to say that the plastic Phoenicopteridae — flamingos for you nonscientific types — flocking in area yards are as much a statement of awareness as they are a nod to 1950s ...

The pink flamingo has become extinct – the plastic pink flamingo, that is. The real birds, the Phoenicopteridae ruber, are alive and well and breeding happily in the warmer climes. But Union Products ...